AERO MAYFLOWER TRANSIT CO., INC. v. I. C. C.

Nos. 80-1990, 80-2548, 81-1519, 81-1647, 80-2361, 80-2501 and 80-2502.

686 F.2d 1 (1982)

AERO MAYFLOWER TRANSIT COMPANY, INC., Allied Van Lines, Inc., Global Van Lines, Inc., Imperial Van Lines, Inc., Wheaton Van Lines, Inc., Petitioners, v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION and the United States of America, Respondents. Alliance Moving & Storage, Inc., Belknap Van & Storage of San Antonio, Inc., et al., Sherwood Van Lines, Inc., Moyer & Sons, Inc., et al., Richardson Transfer & Storage Co., Inc., et al., K.T.I., Ltd., et al., Barnes Moving & Storage Co., Inc., Intervenors. WHEATON VAN LINES, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION and the United States of America, Respondents, Weleski Transfer, Inc., Vesely Bros. Moving & Storage, Inc., Snyder Brothers Moving, Inc., d/b/a George Transportation Company, O'Rourke Storage & Transfer Co., Forest Hills Transfer & Storage, Meadville Moving & Storage, Inc., Campbell Transfer & Storage Co., Inc., Executive Transportation Services, Inc., et al., F & S Moving & Storage, Inc., et al., Cotter Moving & Storage Company, Golden Van Lines, Inc., et al., Millstead Van Lines, Inc., Intervenors. ALLIED VAN LINES, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION and the United States of America, Respondents, Gilmore Moving & Storage, Inc., Intervenor. GLOBAL VAN LINES, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION and the United States of America, Respondents, Fidelity Storage Corp., Intervenor. ALLIED VAN LINES, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION and the United States of America, Respondents, Republic Portsmouth Storage Corporation, et al., Intervenor. GLOBAL VAN LINES, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION and the United States of America, Respondents, Stevens Van Lines, Inc., Parks Moving & Storage, Inc., South Hills Movers, Inc., Quality Movers, Inc., et al., Albert Moving & Storage, Inc., et al., Arrow Transfer & Storage Company, Intervenors. IMPERIAL VAN LINES, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION and the United States of America, Respondents, Thompson Van Lines, Inc., Ferguson Van Lines, Inc., Florida-Eastern U.S. Van Lines, Inc., et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 10, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley I. Goldman, Washington, D. C., with whom Alan F. Wohlstetter, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for petitioners.

Evelyn G. Kitay, Atty., I.C.C., Washington, D. C., with whom Robert S. Burk, Acting Gen. Counsel, Kathleen M. Dollar, Associate Gen. Counsel, I.C.C., and Robert B. Nicholson and Nancy Garrison, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for respondents. Robert J. Wiggers, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for respondents.

Robert J. Brooks, Broadus, Mont., was on the brief, for intervenor, Sherwood Van Lines, Inc., in No. 80-1990.

David Earl Tinker, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for intervenors, Belknap Van & Storage of San Antonio, et al., in Nos. 80-1990 and 80-2501, and entered appearances for Ferguson Van Lines, Inc., et al., in Nos. 80-2502, 80-2548 and 81-1519.

Robert J. Gallagher, Westboro, Mass., was on the brief, for intervenors K.T.I., Ltd., et al., in No. 80-1990, and entered an appearance for intervenor Republic Portsmouth Storage Corp., et al., in Nos. 80-2361, 80-2501, 80-2502 and 80-2548.

J. G. Dail, Jr., McLean, Va., was on the brief, for intervenors, Golden North Van Lines, Inc., et al., in No. 80-2548.

John H. Caldwell and Denise M. O'Brien, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for intervenor Fidelity Storage Corp., in No. 81-1647.

John A. Vuono and Donald J. Balsley, Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa., were on the brief, for intervenor Parks Moving & Storage, Inc., in Nos. 80-2501 and 80-2548.

Thomas R. Kingsley, Silver Spring, Md., was on the brief, for intervenors Cotter Moving & Storage Co., et al., in No. 80-2548.

Jacob P. Billig and Mark J. Fritz, Washington, D. C., entered appearances for intervenor Alliance Moving & Storage, Inc., in No. 80-1990.

Dean N. Wolfe, Gaithersburg, Md., entered an appearance for intervenor Moyer & Sons, Inc., et al., in No. 80-1990.

Charles Ephraim and James F. Flint, Washington, D. C., entered appearances for intervenor Richardson Transfer & Storage Co., Inc., et al., in No. 80-1990.

Archie B. Culbreth entered an appearance for intervenor Barnes Moving & Storage Co., Inc., in No. 80-1990.

Robert W. Gerson, Atlanta, Ga., entered an appearance for intervenor Arrow Transfer & Storage Co., in No. 80-2501.

Herbert Alan Dubin, Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for intervenor Quality Movers, Inc., et al., in No. 80-2501.

Robert Lewis Thompson, Betty Jo Christian and Nancy J. Hutzel, Washington, D. C., entered appearances for intervenor Thompson Van Lines, Inc., in No. 80-2502.

Before ROBINSON, Chief Judge, ROBB, Senior Circuit Judge, and LARSON, Senior District Judge for the District of Minnesota.


Opinion for the court filed by Senior Circuit Judge ROBB.

ROBB, Senior Circuit Judge:

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