Transportation Policy: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Eighty-fourth Congress, Second Session, on H. R. 6141 [and Others] ... |
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... lower than the overall class rates , since this military traffic does not coincide with the commercial traffic for which the lower commodity and exception rates are pub- lished . To require the Department of Defense to move its traffic ...
... lower than the overall class rates , since this military traffic does not coincide with the commercial traffic for which the lower commodity and exception rates are pub- lished . To require the Department of Defense to move its traffic ...
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... lower than the overall class rates , since this military traffic does not coincide with the commercial traffic for which the lower commodity and exception rates are pub- lished . To require the Department of Defense to move its traffic ...
... lower than the overall class rates , since this military traffic does not coincide with the commercial traffic for which the lower commodity and exception rates are pub- lished . To require the Department of Defense to move its traffic ...
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... lower rate or charge from or to the more distanct point . This means , from a practical standpoint , that application for relief from the long - and - short - haul provisions must first be obtained before a rate which violates such ...
... lower rate or charge from or to the more distanct point . This means , from a practical standpoint , that application for relief from the long - and - short - haul provisions must first be obtained before a rate which violates such ...
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... lower than necessary to meet the competition of any other mode . The Commission would be guided instead by the conditions surrounding transportation by the carrier or carriers that propose the rates . Under the Committee's ...
... lower than necessary to meet the competition of any other mode . The Commission would be guided instead by the conditions surrounding transportation by the carrier or carriers that propose the rates . Under the Committee's ...
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... lower wage ratio to freight revenue than the second . The lower costs of stevedoring in foreign as compared to domestic parts is responsible , at least in part , for the relatively low cargo costs of the last operator on the list , most ...
... lower wage ratio to freight revenue than the second . The lower costs of stevedoring in foreign as compared to domestic parts is responsible , at least in part , for the relatively low cargo costs of the last operator on the list , most ...
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Page 16 - Act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers, or of like kind of property, under substantially similar circumstances and conditions, for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line or route in the same direction, the shorter being included within the longer distance...
Page 341 - It is hereby declared to be the national transportation policy of the Congress to provide for fair and impartial regulation of all modes of transportation subject to the provisions of this Act, so administered as to recognize and preserve the inherent advantages of each...
Page 340 - In the exercise of its power to prescribe just and reasonable rates the Commission shall give due consideration, among other factors [to the effect of rates on the movement of traffic by the carrier or carriers for which the rates are prescribed...
Page 4 - Commission shall have, and it is hereby given, authority, either upon complaint or upon its own initiative without complaint, at once and if it so orders without answer or other formal pleading by the interested carrier or carriers, but upon reasonable notice...
Page 341 - ... to cooperate with the several States and the duly authorized officials thereof; and to encourage fair wages and equitable working conditions — all to the end of developing, coordinating, and preserving a national transportation system by water, highway, and rail, as well as other means, adequate to meet the needs of the commerce of the United States, of the Postal Service, and of the national defense. All of the provisions of this act shall be administered and enforced with a view to carrying...
Page 184 - That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of this Act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers, or of like kind of property, for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line or route in the same direction, the shorter being included within the longer distance, or to charge any greater compensation as a through rate than the aggregate of the intermediate rates...
Page 594 - Act, so administered as to recognize and preserve the inherent advantages of each, to promote safe, adequate, economical and efficient service and foster sound economic conditions in transportation and among the several carriers, to encourage the establishment and maintenance of reasonable charges for transportation services, without unjust discriminations, undue preferences or advantages, or unfair or destructive competitive practices...
Page 565 - That nothing in this Act shall prevent the carriage, storage, or handling of property free or at reduced rates for the United States, State, or municipal governments...
Page 10 - ... provide reasonable facilities for operating such through routes and to make reasonable rules and regulations with respect to the exchange, interchange, and return of cars used therein, and for the operation of such through routes, and providing for reasonable compensation to those entitled thereto.
Page 31 - The essence of the American economic system of private enterprise is free competition. Only through full and free competition can free markets, free entry into business, and opportunities for the expression and growth of personal initiative and individual judgment be assured. The preservation and expansion of such competition is basic not only to the economic well-being but to the security of this Nation.