05/19/08

"How to Read Tariffs to Avoid Surprises"^©

(August 1994)

by William J. Augello

Bruce D. Hocum, contributing author

Even after the elimination of the Interstate Commerce Commission and the "Filed Rate Doctrine" this classic text remains as one of the few modern reference works explaining the basics of tariffs in "Plain English". It explains why tariffs still govern shippers’ traffic and transportation costs.

Contains:

• An explanation of the "filed rate doctrine", the statutory exemptions and the former ICC regulations

• General rules governing the interpretation and application of tariffs

• Types of rate tariffs and rules of precedence, including class rates, classification ratings and exceptions, commodity rate tariffs, discount tariffs, released value tariffs, types of rates, rules tariffs

• Summaries of the relevant statutes and regulations, including a review of the Trucking Industry Regulatory Reform Act of 1994 and the Federal Aviation Administration Act of 1994 that deregulated intrastate trucking

• 23 Appendices containing examples of tariff provisions and exempt rail circulars, released rate orders and tariff rules

• 98 pages (text, statutes, regulations, topical index, table of cases and authorities), plus 146 pages of appendices