Legal Opinion
National Small Shipments Traffic Conference, Inc. v. Interstate Commerce Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 24, 1984No. 82-2096PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge McGOWAN.
McGOWAN, Senior Circuit Judge:
At issue in this proceeding are newly promulgated Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC or Commission) regulations permitting motor common carriers to allocate higher platform handling costs to smaller-size shipments.1 Previously, the ICC had required carriers to allocate these costs in direct proportion to weight regardless of shipment size. The Commission has shifted its long-standing policy in this area so that shipping rates may reflect the greater time per pound needed to handle smaller shipments on…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Morton v. RuizSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Service v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Ashwood Manor Civic Ass'n v. DoleDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
- National Small Shipments Traffic Conference, Inc. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984