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Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73

§13705 Requirements for through routes among motor carriers of passengers

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 › § 13705

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Motor carriers that carry passengers under subchapter I of chapter 135 must set up connecting routes with other carriers of the same kind and create rates for those routes, either by themselves or together. Those connecting routes must be fair and reasonable. If the Board needs to enforce this rule, it can decide which connecting routes must exist and set the rules for how those routes are run.

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §13705

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(a)A motor carrier providing transportation of passengers subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 shall establish through routes with other carriers of the same type and shall establish individual and joint rates applicable to them. Such through route must be reasonable.
(b)When the Board finds it necessary to enforce the requirements of this section, the Board may prescribe through routes and the conditions under which those routes must be operated for motor carriers providing transportation of passengers subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 10703 and 10705 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective 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.

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 13705

Title 49 — Transportation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73