American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. Interstate Commerce Commission’s Empirical Analysis
659 F.2d 452 · 1981
Citation profile
100 federal appellate · 1 district · 3 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 143 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently July 2013 · most notably Thompson v. Clark (1984), Central Freight Lines, Inc. v. United States (1982)
100 federal appellate · 1 district · 3 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2321 · 49 U.S.C. § 10101 (Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982) · 49 U.S.C. § 10102 · 5 U.S.C. § 500 · 5 U.S.C. § 553 (Administrative Procedure Act of 1946) · 5 U.S.C. § 554 (Administrative Procedure Act of 1946)
Relies on Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · United States v. American Trucking Associations · Morton v. Ruiz · Batterton v. Francis · Packard Motor Car Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 143 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(a) Except as provided in this section and section 10930(a) of this title, the Interstate Commerce Commission shall issue a certificate to a person authorizing that person to provide transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission under subchapter II or III of chapter 105 of this title as a motor common carrier of passengers or water common carrier, respectively, if the Commission finds that-- "(1) the person is fit, willing, and able-- "(A) to provide the transportation to be authorized by the certificate; and "(B) to comply with this subtitle and regulations of the Commission; and "(2) the transportation to be provided under the certificate is or will be required by the present or future public convenience and necessity.”
10 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(a) Except where policy has an impact on rail carriers, ... to ensure the development, coordination, and preservation of a transportation system that meets the transportation needs of the United States, ... it is the policy of the United States Government to provide for the impartial regulation of the modes of transportation subject to this subtitle, and— (1) in regulating those modes— (A) to recognize and preserve the inherent advantage of each mode of transportation; (B) to promote safe, adequate, economical, and efficient transportation; (C) to encourage sound economic conditions in transportation, including sound economic conditions among carriers; (D) to encourage the establishment and maintenance of reasonable rates for transportation, without unreasonable discrimination or unfair or destructive competitive practices; (E) to cooperate with each State and the officials of each State on transportation matters; and (F) to encourage fair wages and working conditions in the transportation industry; (2) in regulating transportation by motor carrier, to promote competitive and efficient transportation services in order to (A) meet the needs of shippers, receivers, passengers, and consumers; (B) allow a variety of quality and price options to meet changing market demands and the diverse requirements of the shipping and traveling public; (C) allow the most productive use of equipment and energy resources; (D) enable efficient and well-managed carriers to earn adequate profits, a”
7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent“and that the proposed service will serve a”
7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.