commodity rates
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Definitions from Case Law
From 379 U.S. 343 - All States Freight, Inc. v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad · 1964Most cited · 45 citing opinions
rates made specifically applicable for the carriage of a particular commodity or group of commodities from one designated point to another. The original function of commodity rates, which are generally lower than class rates, was to encourage the movement of bulk commodities, such as coal and grain