In 1953 President Dwight Eisenhower appointed Tuggle to the Interstate Commerce Commission, was reappointed by President Kennedy in 1961 and Tuggle remained on it until he retired on December 31, 1975.United States. Division of the Federal Register, United States. Federal Register Division, United States. Office of the Federal Register. The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1975. Page: 160. He developed a reputation as one of the nation's leading experts on the railroad industry.
