CARRIERS - FEDERAL REGULATION OF MOTOR TRANSPORTATION BROKERS

Authors

Charles E. Nadeau, University of Michigan Law SchoolFollow

Abstract

A broker is, in general, an intermediary or "go-between" in the business of negotiating contracts for others. His economic function is that of bringing buyer and seller together. A motor transportation broker is engaged in the business of arranging for contracts dealing with motor transportation service. His function is to bring together a prospective passenger or shipper seeking service and a carrier willing to provide the service demanded. "Tourist agency," "travel bureau," and "share-the-expense agency" are familiar terms used to designate the passenger transportation broker. There is a larger, but not so wellknown, group of brokers dealing in the hauling of motor freight. With few exceptions, the problems dealt with are applicable to both classes.

Recommended Citation

Charles E. Nadeau, CARRIERS - FEDERAL REGULATION OF MOTOR TRANSPORTATION BROKERS, 36 Mich. L. Rev. 963 (1938).
Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol36/iss6/5