The issue concerns the "grandfather rights" provided for therein. The pertinent part of the section — "grandfather clause" — provided that if a carrier or its predecessor in interest was a bona fide operator on February 1, 1955, it could continue to operate without interruption until the necessary permit was issued and that no formal proof was required. The purpose was to avoid the hardship which would result from forcing a carrier to justify his existing business...
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