United States Steel Corp. v. Public Utilities Commission

Opinion

NEWMAN, J.

The Public Utilities Commission sets minimum rates for intrastate transportation of commodities by highway carriers. Though federal authorities control intrastate motor carrier movement that precedes or follows import or export by common carrier vessel, it is undisputed that the commission has jurisdiction over wholly intrastate movement preceded or followed by movement in foreign commerce via private vessel.

In Decision 90802 the commission exempted private-vessel commodities from its motor carrier minimum rate regulations. The exemption principally applies to imports of…