Michigan Compiled Laws
Article III - Motor Carriers of Household Goods (477.1...477.12)
Section 477.7a - Investigation, Suspension, Revision, or Revocation Prohibited; Grounds; Protest Prohibited.

Sec. 7a.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the commission shall not investigate, suspend, revise, or revoke a rate, fare, or charge proposed by a motor carrier of household goods on the grounds that the rate, fare, or charge is unreasonably high or low if all of the following requirements are met:
(a) The motor carrier of household goods notifies the commission that it wishes the commission to consider the rate, fare, or charge under this section.
(b) The rate, fare, or charge is the product of independent action on the part of the motor carrier of household goods proposing the rate, fare, or charge.
(c) The aggregate of increases and reductions in the rate, fare, or charge is not more than 20% above or below the base rate, fare, or charge in effect 1 year before the effective date of the proposed rate, fare, or charge.
(2) A motor carrier of household goods may not protest a rate, fare, or charge proposed by that motor carrier of household goods under this section.
History: Add. 2014, Act 493, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapters 475 - 479 - Motor Carrier Act

Act 254 of 1933 - The Motor Carrier Act (475.1 - 479.49)

Article III - Motor Carriers of Household Goods (477.1...477.12)

Section 477.1 - Operation of Motor Vehicle by Motor Carrier of Household Goods; Certificate of Authority.

Section 477.2 - Certificate of Authority; Application; Determination by Commission; Issuance.

Section 477.3 - Repealed. 1982, Act 399, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1982.

Section 477.4 - Application for Certificate of Authority; Form; Contents; Fees; Proof of Insurance; Failure of Applicant to Comply With Application Instructions.

Section 477.4a - Issuance of Certificate of Authority; Findings.

Section 477.5 - Rates, Fares, and Charges; Printing and Filing Schedules; Availability; Predatory Rate Prohibited; Compliance With Section; Inapplicability of Section to Local Move.

Section 477.5a - Repealed. 2014, Act 493, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015.

Section 477.6 - Submission of Contract to Commission; Approval; Disclosure; Determination of Predatory Filings; Filing Statement of Charges With Commission; Inapplicability of Section to Local Move.

Section 477.7 - Rate, Fare, or Charge as Just and Reasonable; Unjust Discrimination, Prejudice, or Preference Prohibited; Remuneration; Limitation; Refund or Remittance; Other Contract; Inapplicability of Section to Local Move.

Section 477.7a - Investigation, Suspension, Revision, or Revocation Prohibited; Grounds; Protest Prohibited.

Section 477.7b - Statewide and Local Moves; Nonbinding Estimate of Transportation Cost; Collect on Delivery Shipment; Payment; Deferring Payment of Balance of Remaining Charges.

Section 477.8 - Prohibited Conduct; Penalty.

Section 477.9 - Liability of Motor Carrier of Household Goods; Limitation; Recovery.

Section 477.9a - Powers and Duties of Commission.

Section 477.10 - Interstate Commerce.

Section 477.11 - Cessation of Operations or Abandonment of Rights Under Authority; Written Notice; Revocation.

Section 477.12 - Emergency Temporary Authority; Issuance; Manner of Filing Application.