Transport Co. v. Champion Transport, Inc.

John I. Purtle, Justice.

This case involves an appeal from a decision of the Pulaski County Circuit Court affirming an order of the Arkansas Transportation Safety Agency, Transportation Regulatory Board. The Board’s order granted the appellee a permit to operate as a contract carrier for Fina Oil and Chemical Company in intrastate commerce. The appellants argue that the Board and the circuit court erred in holding that the appellee, as an applicant for a contract carrier’s permit, had a lesser burden of proof than an applicant for a common carrier’s certificate. We hold that the Board and the…