Any person, whether carrier, shipper, consignee, or broker, or any officer, employee, agent, or representative thereof, who shall knowingly offer, grant, or give, or solicit, accept, or receive any rebate, concession, or discrimination, in violation of any provision of this part with respect to motor carriers, or who, by means of false statements or representations or by use of false or fictitious bill, bill of lading, receipt, voucher, roll, account, claim, certificate, affidavit, deposition, lease, or bill of sale, or by any other means or device, shall knowingly and willfully, assist, suffer or permit any person or persons, natural or artificial, to obtain transportation of property by motor carrier subject to this part, for less than the applicable rate, fare or charge, or who shall knowingly and willfully, by any such means, or otherwise seek to evade or defeat regulation in this part provided for motor carriers or brokers, shall be guilty of a summary offense for the first offense and a misdemeanor of the third degree for subsequent offenses.
66 Pa.C.S. § 3312