Harborlite Corporation v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Southern Pacific Transportation Co., Intervenor

TAMM, Circuit Judge:

In this case, we review a decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission dismissing a complaint that alleged unlawful rate discrimination in violation of section 3(1) of the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C.A. § 10741(b) (West Spec.Pamph. 1979). Because the Commission has not articulated a reasoned basis for its decision and has not adequately addressed the evidence and arguments presented by the complainant, we remand for further proceedings.

I. THE FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Harborlite Corporation is a small, family-owned company that mines perlite rock, a volcanic substance with…