...following language was adopted by the League as a recommended preamble to the Interstate Commerce Act: "It is hereby declared to be the national transportation policy of the Congress(1 ) to provide for and develop, under the free enterprise system of dynamic competition, a...

...enhanced and furthered by the collective ratemaking processes. At the outset, the Policy provides: "for fair and impartial regulation of all modes of...administered as to recognize and preserve the inherent advantages of each;" Motor carriage has the unique advantage of access to virtually every point in...

...following language was adopted by the League as a recommended preamble to the Icierstate Commerce Act: "It is hereby declared to be the national transportation policy of the Congress — (1) to provide for and develop, under the free enterppse system of dynamic competition, a strong...

...today, it might be well to recall some of the wording of that declaration of transportation policy : It is hereby declared to be the National Transportation...recognize and preserve the inherent advantages of each, to promote safe, adequate, economical, and efficient service, and foster sound economic conditions in...

...objectives became part of "The National Transportation Policy" stated in the Transportation Act of 1940: It is hereby declared to be the national transportation...recognize and preserve the inherent advantages of each; to promote safe, adequate, economical, and efficient service and foster sound economic conditions in transportation...

...an amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act,3 and called the "National Transportation Policy" which states: It is hereby declared to be the national transportation...administered as to recognize and preserve the inherent advantage of each ; to promote safe, adequate, economical, and efficient service and foster sound economic...

...carrier. "Liberal" is a weasel word in this connection. The policy of the Act declares as follows : "It is hereby declared to be the national transportation...administered as to recognize and preserve the inherent advantages of each; ..." (Emphasis supplied). Transportation Act of 1940, § 1, 54 Stat. 899. One of...

...elements of the NTP dictate the preservation and not the cancellation of the rates. For example, it states: It is hereby declared to be the national transportation...provisions of this Act . . . so administered as to recognise and preserve the inherent advantages of each. . . . (Emphasis added.) Preservation of inherent...

...this Act. The National Transportation Policy, 49 USC preceding § 1, states that it is the intention of the Congress : to provide for fair and impartial...administered as to recognize and preserve the inherent advantages of each. . . . The enactment of § 15a(3) in 1958 was due primarily to complaints by the...

...legislation. It amounts to some 90 percent of domestic water transportation. 2 The text of the policy is: It is hereby declared to be the national transportation...modes of transportation subject to the provisions of the Act, so administered as to recognize and preserve the inherent advantages of each; to promote safe,...