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... percent of the total in 1946 , had become 33 percent by 1959. Unregulated inland water carriage in 1946 amounted to 116.56 billion ton - miles , and was the principal part of unregulated carriage . However , unregulated motor highway ...
... percent of the total in 1946 , had become 33 percent by 1959. Unregulated inland water carriage in 1946 amounted to 116.56 billion ton - miles , and was the principal part of unregulated carriage . However , unregulated motor highway ...
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... percent . The three categories of for - hire carriers may be said to carry about one - third each of the remaining 12 percent . Of these , air carriage alone is gaining . Bus travel is fairly stable although since 1956 declining at a 4 ...
... percent . The three categories of for - hire carriers may be said to carry about one - third each of the remaining 12 percent . Of these , air carriage alone is gaining . Bus travel is fairly stable although since 1956 declining at a 4 ...
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... percentage of total intercity freight traffic carried by the rail- roads has declined from 76.5 percent in 1926 and 66.6 percent in 1946 to 46 percent in 1959 whereas the shares of all other modes have tended to increase substantially ...
... percentage of total intercity freight traffic carried by the rail- roads has declined from 76.5 percent in 1926 and 66.6 percent in 1946 to 46 percent in 1959 whereas the shares of all other modes have tended to increase substantially ...
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... percent , has declined from 4.22 percent in 1958 to 2.72 percent in 1959. For the 12 months ending in April 1960 , the rate was 2.63 percent . As of June 1 , 1960 , there were no class I railroads in receivership . However , a large percent ...
... percent , has declined from 4.22 percent in 1958 to 2.72 percent in 1959. For the 12 months ending in April 1960 , the rate was 2.63 percent . As of June 1 , 1960 , there were no class I railroads in receivership . However , a large percent ...
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... percent . Over 95 percent of the rates protested in 1958 were proposed reduc- tions and in 90 percent of all instances were protested by carriers . The railroads , seeking more freedom in ratemaking where intermodal com- petitive rates ...
... percent . Over 95 percent of the rates protested in 1958 were proposed reduc- tions and in 90 percent of all instances were protested by carriers . The railroads , seeking more freedom in ratemaking where intermodal com- petitive rates ...
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Page 150 - 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 107 - Administrator has certified in writing (and filed copies thereof with the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs...
Page 31 - I know also, that laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths disclosed, and manners and opinions change with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also, and keep pace with the times.
Page 126 - When used in this section the term "rates" means rates, fares, and charges, and all classifications, regulations, and practices relating thereto. (2) 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 201 - The navigable waters leading into the Mississippi and St. Lawrence, and the carrying places between the same, shall be common highways, and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said territory, as to the citizens of the United States, and those of any other states that may be admitted into the confederacy, without any tax, impost, or duty therefor.
Page 397 - 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; to the need, in the public interest, of adequate and efficient railway transportation service at the lowest cost consistent with the furnishing of such service, and to the need of revenues sufficient to enable the carriers, under honest, economical, and efficient management to provide such service.
Page 125 - ... 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 out the above declaration of policy.
Page 397 - ... the need, in the public interest, of adequate and efficient transportation service by such carriers at the lowest cost consistent with the furnishing of such service; and to the need of revenues sufficient to enable such carriers, under honest, economical, and efficient management, to provide such service.
Page 154 - ... 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 126 - In a proceeding involving competition between carriers of different modes of transportation subject to this act, the Commission, in determining whether a rate is lower than a reasonable minimum rate, shall consider the facts and circumstances attending the movement of the traffic by the carrier or carriers to which the rate is applicable.