Michael Garcia Transportation Law Attorney



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	2900 Gordon Ave. Ste. 100-60 Santa Clara, CA 95051

		408-730-5683

Custom Tariff Publishing:

The Law Office of Michael Garcia specializes in individual custom tariff publishing for interstate motor carriers. Custom tariffs are published to be unique for each carrier. Custom tariffs provide great flexibility in services and rates available for consumers.

The Surface Transportation Board has ruled that effective January 1, 2008 interstate motor carriers are not immune from collective rate-marking (collective tariff-making). The end to this immunity may subject interstate motor carriers to anti-trust prosecution for operating collectively with other motor carriers using the same tariff. Effectively, to avoid anti-trust prosecution by the Department of Justice each motor carrier should have their own custom tariff published.

Consumers will receive the benefit of differing methods of charging for line-haul services. Charges based on weight, cubic feet, cubic meters, hourly charges or other volume based measurements can be made available as options for consumers. A menu of differing accessorial services at competitive rates could be included as an incentive for consumers. Custom tariffs mean more selection and choice for consumers.

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Areas of Practice

Michael Garcia is an attorney from Santa Clara, California and the principal of the Law Office of Michael Garcia. Mr. Garcia is a litigator, trial attorney, and legal consultant. His firm specializes in interstate and intrastate transportation law and the representation of household goods carriers and consumers. His practice focuses on regulatory compliance and training, tariff and contract requirements, and consumer protection laws. Mr. Garcia’s practice has a strong emphasis on training in order to avoid litigation and regulatory actions by educating motor carriers to operate in compliance with the law.

Mr. Garcia is admitted to practice before all state courts in California; the United States District Court Northern District of California; and the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He frequently represents motor carriers in administrative actions before the United States DOT FMCSA Eastern, Southern, Midwestern, and Western Service Centers.

The information contained on this website is designed for informational purposes only. Nothing on this website is designed or intended to constitute legal advice. Federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing the moving industry change frequently and may be interpreted differently by different people. If you need specific legal advice you should consult Mr. Garcia directly or a representative from the US DOT.

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