Mukluk Freight Lines, Inc. v. Nabors Alaska Drilling, Inc.

OPINION

FITZGERALD, Justice.

Nabors Alaska Drilling, Inc., 1 acquired through purchase all of the stock of Kodiak Oilfield Haulers, Inc. 2 Following the purchase, Nabors filed an application pursuant to AS 42.10.220 3 with the Alaska Transportation Commission 4 for transfer of Kodiak’s operating authority to Nabors. Mukluk Freight Lines, Inc., 5 objected to the application 6 contending that Kodiak’s operating authority was dormant, and that the Commission was required to consider public necessity before approving a transfer of the operating authority. Mukluk also challenged Nabors’ ability to…