Niagara Frontier Tariff Bureau, Inc. v. United States
Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court per curiam.
We affirm the order of the Interstate Commerce Commission invalidating petitioner’s tariffs as violative of the Motor Carrier Act’s prohibition of collective rate-making for “single-line rates.” See 49 U.S.C. § 10706(b)(3)(D) (1982). Although the Act’s definition of “single-line rate” is not free from ambiguity, see 49 U.S.C. § 10706(b)(1) (1982), its legislative history leaves no doubt that Congress intended to prohibit collective ratemaking for transportation service provided by a single carrier from shipper to consignee. This prohibition applies whether or not other carriers provide the same single-line service at the same rate. See H.R.Rep. No. 1069, 96th Cong., 2d Sess. 27-28 (1980), U.S.Code
Affirmed.
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- NIAGARA FRONTIER TARIFF BUREAU, INC. v. UNITED STATES of America and Interstate Commerce Commission, National Small Shipments Traffic Conference, National Industrial Transportation League, and Central and Southern Motor Freight Traffic Association, Inc., Intervenors
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