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Motor Carrier Operating Authorities, Drew L. Carraway

Vanderbilt Law Review

The enactment by Congress of the Motor Carrier Act of 1935 vested in the Interstate Commerce Commission the power, among others, to grant or deny applications for motor carrier operating authority. The exercise of this power embraces the grave responsibility to regulate motor carriers in accordance with the national transportation policy of Congress as enunciated in the Transportation Act of 1940.

Motor carrier operating authority is a valuable intangible property right carrying with it both privileges and obligations. The holder of such authority is given the privilege of performing operations which may be developed into a profitable business but, at …

Competition Versus Regulation: The Agricultural Exemption In The Motor Carrier Act, Carl H. Fulda

Vanderbilt Law Review

Transportation of passengers or property by motor carriers engaged in interstate or foreign commerce has been subject to federal regulation by the Interstate Commerce Commission since 1935. At that time motor carriers in intrastate commerce were regulated in all the states of the Union by state commissions which controlled entry into the industry, rates, and safety of operations, but there was no comparable federal regulation. The Federal Motor Carrier Act of 1935, now part II of the Interstate Commerce Act,' was intended to fill this gap by creating a federal regulatory scheme similar to that provided by the states. In …