Opinion ID: 768826
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Text: 7 The ICA requires motor common carriers to publish their rates in tariffs filed with the Surface Transportation Board (Board), 4 and carriers are prohibited from charging or receiving a different compensation for the transportation than the rate specified in the tariff. 49 U.S.C. S 13702. The ICA requires carrier to collect and consignee to pay all lawful charges duly prescribed by the tariff in respect of every shipment. Their duty and obligation grow out of and depend upon that act. Louisville & Nashville R.R. v. Rice, 247 U.S. 201, 202 (1918). The historical purpose of the ICA was to achieve uniformity in freight transportation charges, and thereby to eliminate the discrimination and favoritism that had plagued the railroad industry in the late 19th century. Southern Pac. Transp. Co. v. Commercial Metals Co., 456 U.S. 336, 344 (1982) (citations omitted). Although there is no charge of discrimination or favoritism in this case, there is federal jurisdiction because any action between carriers and shippers arising from the filed rate presents a federal question supporting jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. S 1337. See Thurston Motor Lines, Inc. v. Jordan K. Rand, Ltd., 460 U.S. 533, 535 (1983). 8