Appendix to Freight Claims in Plain English (3d edition)  (c) 1996 W.J.Augello
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49 U.S.C. § 10524 (Rev. through 12/94)

§ 10524. Transportation furthering a primary business

(a) The Interstate Commerce Commission does not have jurisdiction under this subchapter over the transportation of property by motor vehicle when—

(1) the property is transported by a person engaged in a business other than transportation; and

(2) the transportation is within the scope of, and furthers a primary business (other than transportation) of the person.

(b) The Commission does not have jurisdiction under this subchapter over transportation of property by motor vehicle for compensation provided by a person who is a member of a corporate family for other members of such corporate family if—

(1) the parent corporation notifies the Commission of its intent or one of its subsidiaries' intent to provide the transportation;

(2) the notice contains a list of participating subsidiaries and an affidavit that the parent corporation owns directly or indirectly a 100 percent interest in each of the subsidiaries;

(3) the Commission publishes the notice in the Federal Register within 30 days of receipt; and

(4) a copy of the notice is carried in the cab of all vehicles conducting the transportation.

(c) In this section, "corporate family" means a group of corporations consisting of a parent corporation and all subsidiaries in which the parent corporation owns directly or indirectly a 100 percent interest.

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