Bolin Drive-a-Way Co. v. United States

The primary issue in this case is the amount of compensation which plaintiff, a motor carrier, is entitled to receive for its services in transporting freight cargo trucks in interstate commerce on Government bills of lading.

The shipments involved in the pending case were from *165the Studebaker plant in South Bend, Indiana, to destinations in six other states during the years 1951, 1952, and 195B. It was a “driveaway service,” the vehicle being moved over the highway under its own motive power, with the carrier furnishing the operator, paying all expenses of the operation, and assuming full…