TRANSPORTATION ACT-1963

-4.S. Congress. House.

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON

INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 4700

A BILL TO EXEMPT CERTAIN CARRIERS FROM MINIMUM
RATE REGULATION IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF BULK
COMMODITIES, AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY PRODUCTS,
AND PASSENGERS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

H.R. 4701

A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR STRENGTHENING AND IMPROV-
ING THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES

20-516

APRIL 30, MAY 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 1963

Printed for the use of the

Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1963

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COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE

OREN HARRIS,

JOHN BELL WILLIAMS, Mississippi
KENNETH A. ROBERTS, Alabama
HARLEY O. STAGGERS, West Virginia
WALTER ROGERS, Texas

SAMUEL N. FRIEDEL, Maryland

TORBERT H. MACDONALD, Massachusetts
GEORGE M. RHODES, Pennsylvania
JOHN JARMAN, Oklahoma

LEO W. O'BRIEN, New York

JOHN E. MOSS, California

JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan

PAUL G. ROGERS, Florida

ROBERT W. HEMPHILL, South Carolina
DAN ROSTENKOWSKI, Illinois
JAMES C. HEALEY, New York

HORACE R. KORNEGAY, North Carolina
W. R. HULL, JR., Missouri

GILLIS W. LONG, Louisiana

LIONEL VAN DEERLIN, California

ANDREW STEVENSON

KURT BORCHARDT

Arkansas, Chairman

JOHN B. BENNETT, Michigan
WILLIAM L. SPRINGER, Illinois
PAUL F. SCHENCK, Ohio

J. ARTHUR YOUNGER, California
MILTON W. GLENN, New Jersey
SAMUEL L. DEVINE, Ohio
ANCHER NELSEN, Minnesota
HASTINGS KEITH, Massachusetts
WILLARD S. CURTIN, Pennsylvania
ABNER W. SIBAL, Connecticut
GLENN CUNNINGHAM, Nebraska
JAMES T. BROYHILL, North Carolina
DONALD G. BROTZMAN, Colorado

W. E. WILLIAMSON, Clerk

KENNETH J. PAINTER, Assistant Clerk

Professional Staff

GEORGE W. PERRY
JAMES M. MENGER, Jr.

Angello, William J., Jr., traffic counsel, National Fisheries Institute,

Inc., Washington, D.Ć__

Beardsley, Peter T., general counsel, American Trucking Associations,

Inc.

Bresnahan, William A., assistant managing director, American Truck-

ing Associations, Inc., Washington, D.C

Brothers, J. David, president, New Dixie Lines, Inc.

Cabot, Walter K., Chamber of Commerce of the United States.-

Corber, Robert J., counsel, National Association of Motor Bus

Owners..

253

165

42, 67

105, 117

334

496

Creed, Joseph M., treasurer and member of board, Private Truck

Council of America, Inc..

533

Ernst, Lawrence E., general manager, National Star Route Mail Car-

riers Association___

272

Fraley, Orrin H., vice president, Consolidated Freightways, Inc.,
Menlo Pa k, Calif

479

Freund, F. G., director of traffic, American Trucking Associations.

Gary, Hon. Vaughan J., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Virginia...

210

105

Hadley, Joseph D., on behalf of the National Oil Jobbers Council,

Inc

552

Harrison, Hon. William Henry, a Representative in Congress from the

State of Wyoming.

345

Hershey, J. W., board chairman, American Commercial Barge Line

Co....

385

Page

496

Statement of-Continued

Humphrey, W. G., traffic manager, Carolina Coach Co...

Ide, James, II, president, Midwest Livestock Carriers Association_.

Ingersoll, A. C., Jr., chairman of the Common Carrier Conference of

Domestic Water Carriers

Jones, B. H., associate secretary-treasurer, National Livestock
Feeders Association__.

Kiley, Edward V., research director, American Trucking Association,

Inc.

King, Howard G., president of Arrow Transportation Co

Kipp, Donald P., president, Kramer Bros. Freight Lines, Inc., Detroit,

Mich

Lally, Ralph C., president, National Banana Association

Mack, Harry M., chairman of the board, Ohio Valley Improvement

Association, Inc..

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352

493

105, 117

423

68, 79

267

488

346

May, Ernest R., president, Wyoming Stock Growers Association_

Mechling, F. A., vice president, A. L. Meckling Barge Lines, Inc..

Moody, Joseph E., president, National Coal Policy Conference, Inc.-

Morrow, Giles, general counsel, Freight Forwarders Institute..

Osterhart, Harry A., general traffic manager, Gerber Products Co.,

Fremont, Mich., and chairman, Canned Goods Shippers Confer-

ence.

Patterson, William E., manager of Local & Short Haul Carriers Na-

tional Conference__

Pinkney, James F., chief counsel of American Trucking Associations.

Quinlan, William A., special counsel, Private Truck Council of America,

Inc.

Seals, Durward, traffic manager, United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Asso-

ciation, Washington, D.C..

441

570

515

235

475

210

533

284

Sutherland, C. Austin, managing director, National Tank Truck Car-

riers Conference, American Trucking Associations, Washington,

D.C...

132

Thompson, Robert F., the National Association of Motor Bus Owners

Tipton, Stuart G., president of the Air Transport Association of Amer-

ica.

Triggs, Matt, assistant legislative director of the American Farm Bu-

reau Federation, Washington, D.C..

496

313

297

Weller, John L., president, Seatrain Lines, Inc.

421

White, John C., managing director, Private Truck Council of America

Williams, J. Howard, Jr., president of Rebel Towing Co..

Wilson, D. H., Millers' National Federation - - -

533

435

558

Wright, David A., Waterways Bulk Transportation Council, Inc--

458

Statement submitted by-

Shuey, Everett E., secretary-treasurer of the Montana Wool Growers

Association..

296

Western Growers Association, by Frank C. Castiglione ---

Additional information submitted by-

295

Bresnahan, William A., listing entitled, "Bulk Commodities Return-

ing Less Than Out-of-Pocket Cost".

60

Brothers, J. David-

Chart I.-Passenger impact on railroad profits, 1962-102 class I

line-haul railroads_-_

114

Chart II.-

Passenger impact on railroad profits, 1962-102 class I line-

haul railroads by districts and passenger revenue groups--

Shareholders' equity and long-term debt, 1951-61.

Annual capital expenditures and sales, 1961 and 1962.

Chamber of Commerce of the United States, letter dated May 20, 1963,

in response to request regarding section 5a, Interstate Commerce

Act...

Letter dated May 9, 1963, enclosing table entitled "Taxes Paid"--

Reed-Bulwinkle Act legislative history.

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506

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