§10745. Continuous carriage of freight

A carrier providing transportation or service subject to the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission under subchapter I of chapter 105 of this title may not enter a combination or arrangement to prevent the carriage of freight from being continuous from the place of shipment to the place of destination whether by change of time schedule, carriage in different cars, or by other means. The carriage of freight by those carriers is considered to be a continuous carriage from the place of shipment to the place of destination when a break of bulk, stoppage, or interruption is not made in good faith for a necessary purpose, and with the intent of avoiding or unnecessarily interrupting the continuous carriage or of evading this subtitle.

( Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1392 .)

The words "may not enter" are substituted for "It shall be unlawful . . . to enter" for consistency. The word "contract" is omitted as included in "arrangement" to eliminate redundancy. The words "expressed or implied" are omitted as surplus. The word "freight" is substituted for "freights" for clarity. The words "The carriage of freight . . . is considered to be a continuous carriage . . . when a break of bulk, stoppage, or interruption is not made in good faith for a necessary purpose and with the intent of avoiding or unnecessarily interrupting the continuous carriage or of evading this subtitle" are substituted for "and no break of bulk, stoppage, or interruption made . . . shall prevent the carriage . . . from being and being treated as one continuous carriage . . . unless such break, stoppage, or interruption was made in good faith for some necessary purpose, and without any intent to avoid or unnecessarily interrupt such continuous carriage or to evade any of the provisions of this part" for clarity.