U.S. Code » Title 49 » Subtitle SUBTITLE IV— INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION › Part PART B— MOTOR CARRIERS, WATER CARRIERS, BROKERS, AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS › Chapter CHAPTER 137— RATES AND THROUGH ROUTES

49 U.S.C. § 13708

Billing and collecting practices

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(a)Disclosure.—A motor carrier subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 shall disclose, when a document is presented or electronically transmitted for payment to the person responsible directly to the motor carrier for payment or agent of such responsible person, the actual rates, charges, or allowances for any transportation service and shall also disclose, at such time, whether and to whom any allowance or reduction in charges is made.(b)False or Misleading Information.—No person may cause a motor carrier to present false or misleading information on a document about the actual rate, charge, or allowance to any party to the transaction.(c)Allowances for Services.—When the actual rate, charge, or allowance is dependent upon the performance of a service by a party to the transportation arrangement, such as tendering a volume of freight over a stated period of time, the motor carrier shall indicate in any document presented for payment to the person responsible directly to the motor carrier that a reduction, allowance, or other adjustment may apply.(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 103, Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 873.)Editorial NotesPrior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 10767 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a).

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104–88, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2004–2022 · leading case: Joe Solo v. United Parcel Serv. Co., 819 F.3d 788 (6th Cir. 2016).
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Joe Solo v. United Parcel Serv. Co., 819 F.3d 788 (6th Cir. 2016). · cites it 7× “§ 2201 , violation of 49 U.S.C. § 13708 (b) (regulating billing and collecting practices for motor carriers), and, in the alternative, unjust enrichment.”
U1IT4Less, Inc. v. FedEx Corp., 871 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2017). · cites it 6× “In doing so, BikerGear claims, FedEx violated the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 (“ICCTA”), 49 U.S.C. § 13708 (b), and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.”
Emmert Indus. Corp. v. Artisan Assocs., Inc., 497 F.3d 982 (9th Cir. 2007). · cites it 2× “Accordingly, because the word “charges” as used in other sections of the ICCTA includes both tariff and non-tariff charges, the same meaning should apply to the word “charges” in § 14705(a).”
U1IT4LESS, Inc. v. FedEx Corp., 896 F. Supp. 2d 275 (S.D.N.Y. 2012). · cites it 3× “) Plaintiff further alleges that FedEx, FedEx Services, and FedEx Ground violated 49 U.S.C. § 13708 (b) (“Section 13708(b)”) by communicating documents containing inflated charges attributable to upweighting.”
Data Mfg., Inc. v. United Parcel Serv., Inc., 557 F.3d 849 (8th Cir. 2009). “Finally, DMI asserts that the district court erred in dismissing Count IV of the amended complaint because it actually states a cause of action under 49 U.S.C. § 13708 . This statute requires a carrier to disclose its actual rates and prohibits carriers from disseminating false…”
Sivak v. United Parcel Serv. Co., 28 F. Supp. 3d 701 (E.D. Mich. 2014). · cites it 5× “Plaintiffs’ Amended Complaint therefore sets forth six different causes of action: (1) Breach of Contract; (2) Declaratory Relief; (3) Violation of 49 U.S.C. § 13708 , which regulates a motor carrier’s billing and collection practices; (4) Unjust En *710 richment; (5) Violation…”
U1IT4less, Inc. v. FedEx Corp., 157 F. Supp. 3d 341 (S.D.N.Y. 2016). · cites it 2× “§ 1962 (c)-(d), a federal statute regarding motor carriers’ billing and collecting practices, 49 U.S.C. § 13708 (b), and New York General Business Law § 349, which prohibits deceptive acts in commerce.”
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. v. Evans Delivery Co., 948 F. Supp. 2d 406 (D.N.J. 2013). · cites it 2× “” 49 U.S.C. § 13708 (b). However, that provision "proscribe[s] presentation of a document (such as an invoice) indicating that a customer was charged a certain amount, when in fact the carrier actually charged that customer a lesser amount.”
Frey v. Bekins Van Lines, Inc., 748 F. Supp. 2d 176 (E.D.N.Y 2010). · cites it 4× “The second federal cause of action is set forth pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 13708 (a) (“Section 13708(a)”).”
Franyutti v. Hidden Valley Moving & Storage, Inc., 325 F. Supp. 2d 775 (W.D. Tex. 2004). “The carrier may not present false or misleading information about these rates under 49 U.S.C. § 13708 . Thus, these provisions allow Plaintiff to bring a cause of action under the Carmack Amendment for any alleged loss due to false or misleading information provided about…”
U1IT4Less Inc. v. FedEx Corp. (2d Cir. 2017). · cites it 3× “49 U.S.C. § 13708 2 Billing and collection obligations of motor carriers are set forth in 49 U.”
Emmert Indus. Artisan Assocs. (9th Cir. 2007). · cites it 2× “, 49 U.S.C. § 13708 (describing billing and collection require- ments for all carriers subject to jurisdiction under 49 U.”
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