{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-1184.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 1184.2","heading":"Contents of a pooling application.","body":"A pooling application filed under 49 U.S.C. 14302 should include the following information:\n(a) An identification of all the carriers who are parties to the pooling agreement;\n(b) A general description of the transaction;\n(c) A specific description of the operating authorities sought to be pooled;\n(d) The basis to establish that the agreement is a genuine pooling arrangement (as opposed to a lease or interline arrangement);\n(e) A description of what applicants consider to be the relevant transportation markets affected by the proposed agreement;\n(f) The competitive routing and service alternatives that would remain if the agreement is approved, to the best of applicant's knowledge;\n(g) If there is a lessening of such alternatives, an estimate of the public benefits that will accrue from approval, or new competition that will arise, which would offset such lessening;\n(h) A narrative assessment of how the pooling arrangement will affect present and future competition in the area, including a description of the projected volume of traffic, the revenues, and the commodities which will be subject to the pooling agreement;\n(i) Certification that rates set for traffic moving under the agreement do not violate the restrictions on collective ratemaking contained in 49 U.S.C. Subtitle IV and Board regulations;\n(j) A narrative statement as to the relative transportation importance of the pooling agreement as it would affect the public and the national transportation system;\n(k) If any known non-pooling carriers authorized to transport the subject traffic are not included in the pooling arrangement explain why, and explain whether inclusion would enhance or restrain competition;\n(l) A statement of the energy and environmental effects of the agreement, if any; and\n(m) Certification by applicant, or its representatives, that the representations made in the application are, to the best of applicant's knowledge and belief, true and complete.\nAs appendices, applicants must submit: (1) A copy of the pooling agreement; (2) a copy of the specific operating authority of each carrier which is the subject of the pooling agreement; and (3) a caption summary (for Federal Register publication) of the pooling transaction sought to be approved.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER X—SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—RULES OF PRACTICE","PART 1184—MOTOR CARRIER POOLING OPERATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"62c05af4ba1b656555afe76b0b786724d18b2d7bd42b1ab9c85500ef79308ef9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-1184.1","next":"us/49-cfr-1184.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}