THE FORD ADMINISTRATION PAPERS ON TRUCKING DEREGULATION IN THE UNITED STATES - A REVIEW ARTICLE

This volume includes eleven background studies and analyses by economists and transport specialists on the effects of trucking regulations and possible costs and benefits of deregulation. Topics discussed include the effects of restrictive-of-competition regulation on motor carrier rates and cartel rate making, market concentration and monopolies, inefficiencies in operations and the effects of restrictive entry control. An overview paper shows that motor carriers are not like public utilities and reform would not lead to market chaos, greater price discrimination, reduced service to small users and would not adversely effect the railways. Other papers examine benefits and costs analytically and factually, with models and statistical analysis. The effect of the proposed reform on the market structure and the service to small communities are discussed. Two conflicting papers are presented examining the effect on energy consumption of traffic diversion from road to rail and vice-versa. The effects of removing specific operating authority restrictions and of expanding urban commercial zones are examined. The final paper describes a study of the successful operations of unregulated exempt agricultural carriers. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  University of British Columbia, Vancouver

  Faculty of Commerce
  Vancouver, British Columbia  Canada 
• Authors:
  • NELSON, J C
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 455-468
• Serial:
  • LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Costs; Deregulation; Economics; Federal assistance programs; Federal government; Freight transportation; Fuel consumption; Highways; Laws; Legislation; Markets; Mathematical models; Railroad transportation; Railroads; Regulations; Statistics; Transportation modes; Transportation operations; Trucking
• Uncontrolled Terms: Federal programs
• Old TRIS Terms: Transportation administration
• ITRD Terms: 224: Cost; 226: Cost benefit analysis; 232: Fuel consumption; 741: Goods traffic; 2755: Highway; 1556: Legislation; 6473: Mathematical model; 1173: Rail bound transport; 6555: Statistics; 1145: Transport mode
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Economics; Energy; Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00314674
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 19 1980 12:00AM