49 U.S.C. § 11903
Record keeping and reporting violations
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 11909 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a).
A prior section 11903, Pub. L. 95–473,
Section effective
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 21
cases, 1981–1995 · leading case: Maislin Indus., U. S., Inc. v. Primary Steel, Inc., 497 U.S. 116 (1990).
Maislin Indus., U. S., Inc. v. Primary Steel, Inc., 497 U.S. 116 (1990). “Moreover, any carrier who engaged in such conduct could be punished under 49 U. S. C. § 11903 (b) (1982 ed.). Finally, this risk of intentional misconduct on the part of a carrier has always existed and has never been considered sufficient to justify a less stringent…”
Gelb v. Am. Tel. & Tel. Co., 813 F. Supp. 1022 (S.D.N.Y. 1993). “Justifying its holding, the Court reasoned that punishment for fraudulent conduct, such as a “bait and switch” tactic of negotiating one rate, stating it had been filed when it had not been, and then insisting upon collection of the higher rate, is punishable under 49 U.S.C. §…”
Leweling v. Schnadig Corp., 657 N.E.2d 1107 (Ill. App. Ct. 1995). “However, we believe the strong deterrents contained in the statute provide for an adequate and available remedy.”
Rushton v. Saratoga Forest Prods., Inc. (In Re Americana Expressways, Inc.), 172 B.R. 99 (Bankr. D. Utah 1994). “49 U.S.C. § 11903 (a). 4 . The defendant shipper argues that to pay the difference between the filed rate and the negotiated rate will be economically ruinous to them.”
United States v. Yellow Freight Sys., Inc., a Corp., 762 F.2d 737 (9th Cir. 1985). “§ 41 (1) (1976) (recodified as amended at 49 U.S.C. § 11903 ), on fifty counts of knowingly granting a concession from its published less-than-truckload (LTL) tariffs to Duncan Ceramics, Inc.”
United States v. Yellow Freight Sys., Inc., United States of Am. v. Duncan Ceramics, Inc., a Corp., 637 F.2d 1248 (9th Cir. 1981). “The penal provisions of the Elkins Act now appear at 49 U.S.C. § 11903 . Because the crimes charged allegedly took place before the 1978 Act, we use the 1976 codification in referring to the Elkins Act.”
United States v. Mitsubishi Int'l Corp., Union Pac. R.R., & Burlington N., Inc., 677 F.2d 785 (9th Cir. 1982). “§ 41 (1) (now codified at 49 U.S.C. §§ 11903 and 11915). These were violations of railroad freight tariffs that resulted in special favorable treatment for Mitsubishi.”
Sea-Land Serv., Inc. & Sea-Land Freight Serv., Inc. v. Interstate Com. Comm'n & United States of Am., 738 F.2d 1311 (D.C. Cir. 1984). “847 , 847 (1903) (current version at 49 U.S.C. § 11903 (Supp. V 1981)). The convicted parties had entered into a private shipping contract at the then published rate, but continued to abide by the contract price even after the published rate had subsequently been increased.”
Miller v. Armour & Co. (In Re Total Transp., Inc.), 84 B.R. 590 (D. Minnesota 1988). “Not only is the carrier required by civil statute to charge and collect the filed rate, but the Elkins Act of 1903, 49 U.S.C. § 11903 (a), also makes it a criminal offense to knowingly depart from the rate on file.”
INF. LTD. v. Spectro Alloys Corp., 651 F. Supp. 1405 (D. Minnesota 1987). “49 U.S.C. § 11903 . “Deviation ... is not permitted upon any pretext.”
Maislin Indus., U.S., Inc. v. Primary Steel, Inc., 705 F. Supp. 1401 (W.D. Mo. 1988). “§ 10762 (a)(1), requires all motor common carriers to publish and file tariffs containing their transportation rate with the ICC. The carrier is obligated to collect the rate published in its tariff ( 49 U.”
Delta Traffic Serv., Inc. v. Georgia-Pac. Corp., 684 F. Supp. 769 (D. Conn. 1987). “49 U.S.C. § 11903 (a) and (b). Against this backdrop, the ICC has attempted to resurrect equitable defenses in collection cases such as the one at bar.”
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