Indiana Administrative Code
Title 105 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Article 5 - RAILROADS
Rule 1 - Tariffs and Rates
Section 1-18 - Intermodal competition
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 8-1-1-3
Affected: IC 8-3-1-3; IC 8-3-1-8
Sec. 18.
Intermodal competition refers to competition between rail carriers and other modes for the transportation of a particular product between the same origin and destination. Motor and water carriage are the main sources of intermodal competition for railroads.
(a) Water carriage-Water carriage is restricted to certain geographic areas and is generally used for commodities moving in bulk. The evidence required to demonstrate effective competition between rail and water alternatives is in many respects similar to that required for intramodal competition among rail carriers. Parties in a rate case should provide evidence along the following lines:
Again, these factors are not exhaustive.
(b) Motor carriage-Unlike rail or water alternatives, the availability of many motor carrier alternatives for transportation services between two points can, in most instances, be taken for granted. Therefore, the feasibility of using motor carriage as an alternative to rail may be viewed as depending exclusively on the nature of the product and the needs of the shipper or receiver. Effective competition from motor carriage may be deduced from the following types of evidence:
Other types of evidence on the feasibility or nonfeasibility of motor carriage as an alternative to rail will also be considered.
Transferred from Department of Transportation ( 100 IAC 6-1-18 ) to Indiana Department of Transportation ( 105 IAC 5-1-18 ) by P.L. 112-1989, SECTION 5, effective July 1, 1989.