Purolator Courier Corp. v. Alabama Public Service Commission

STEAGALL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Montgomery County Circuit Court affirming an order of the Alabama Public Service Commission (“APSC”) granting the application of Pony Express Courier Corporation (“Pony Express”) for authority to transport certain general commodities within the State of Alabama. We reverse.

Pony Express filed an application with the APSC to extend its existing services as a common carrier. At the time of the application, Pony Express already had authority from the APSC to transport banking and data processing commodities. In its application to extend…