Amendments to Section 22 of the Interstate Commerce Act: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, United States Senate, Eighty-third Congress, Second Session, on S. 904, a Bill to Standardize Rates on Household Goods Shipped by the United States Government for Its Employees, and S. 906, a Bill to Establish the Finality of Contracts Between the Government and Common Carriers of Passengers and Freight Subject to the Interstate Commerce Act. April 26 and 29, 1954Considers legislation to revise regulations on Federal employees household goods shipments rates. |
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22 2 Commodity American Waterways Operators April 26 car Cents Cents carriage carriers of household Chairman class rates commercial shippers Commissioner MAHAFFIE Committee on Interstate Commodity 3 Sec Congress cost Department of Defense employees enactment exhibit February 14 finality of contracts Foreign Commerce freight forwarder Government traffic haul per car household goods carriers household goods shipped Independent Movers Interstate and Foreign Interstate Commerce Act Interstate Commerce Commission MATTHIAS ment motor common carriers motor van Mountain Pacific moving industry negotiated Percent of total PERRIN railroads rate structure rates on household reasonable reduced rates reparation Revenue per Revenue Revenue per short-line Secretary of Defense section 22 quotations section 22 rates Senator PURTELL Senator SCHOEPPEL short-line car-mile ton-mile short-line length Short-line ton-miles hundreds Southwestern subcommittee tariff rates Tonnage Percent Total or average total Revenues Percent total Short-line ton-miles transportation Type of rate United States Government United States Senate Warehousemen's tariff
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Page 66 - 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 37 - ... 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; 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...
Page 62 - The process of rate making is essentially empiric. The stuff of the process is fluid and changing — the resultant of factors that must be valued as well as weighed. Congress has therefore delegated the enforcement of transportation policy to a permanent expert body and has charged it with the duty of being responsive to the dynamic character of transportation problems.
Page 5 - household goods" means (1) personal effects and property used or to be used in a dwelling when a part of the equipment or supply of such dwelling; (2) furniture, fixtures, equipment, and the property of stores, offices, museums, institutions, hospitals, or other establishments, when a part of the stock, equipment, or supply of such stores, offices, museums, institutions, hospitals, or other establishments...
Page 37 - 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; 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 discrimination, undue preferences or advantages,...
Page 12 - No common carrier by motor vehicle shall charge or demand or collect or receive a greater or less or different compensation for transportation or for any service in connection therewith between the points enumerated in such tariff than the rates, fares, and charges specified In the tariffs in effect at the time...
Page 11 - S. 377, a bill to establish the finality of contracts between the Government and common carriers of passengers and freight subject to the Interstate Commerce Act.
Page 25 - Office of the Director of Transportation and Communications, among other things, has responsibility to establish policy for the economical procurement of transportation services for the constituent military departments of the Department of Defense. I have been engaged in the transportation field in various capacities since 1925. It is a pleasure to have this opportunity to appear before your committee as a representative of the Department of Defense to be heard on S.
Page 37 - ... The National Transportation Policy (54 Stat. 899), provides in part: (September 18, 1940) (49 USC, preceding sections 1, 301, 901, 1001). 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 12 - Every common carrier by motor vehicle shall file with the Commission, and print, and keep open to public inspection, tariffs showing all the rates, fares, and charges for transportation, and all services in connection therewith...