American Trucking Association, Inc., and Georgia Motor Trucking Association, Inc. v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America

TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:

The petitioners seek review of several orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission [“the ICC” or “the Commission”] interpreting recent amendments to the Motor Carrier Act. Motor Carrier Act of 1980, 49 U.S.C.A. § 10524 (1981). The amendments extend exemption from ICC regulatory jurisdiction to include carrier services performed by subsidiary members of corporate families for the parent corporation or other affiliates.

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In 1935 Congress passed the Motor Carrier Act to regulate the transportation industry in our country. The original Act set out three distinct types of…