Containerfreight Transportation Co. v. Interstate Commerce Commission

This is a proceeding to review an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) as provided by 28 U.S.C. § 2321(a) and § 2342(5). The factual background is substantially undisputed. On May 9, 1977, Osborne West Ltd. (OWL) secured authority as a motor common carrier for round-trip container transportation between west-coast ports and shippers in ten states. The initial decision of the Administrative Law Judge of the ICC followed extensive hearings. A number of shippers and others supported the application, while protests were made by a considerable number of competing carriers, among them…