HIGHLIGHTS OF TRUCK AND RAIL REGULATORY REFORM IN THE 96TH CONGRESS

One of the first things that both shippers and carriers have to realize is that there are new laws and that the new laws provide substantial changes in the purchasing of transportation services, especially in the area of pricing. These new laws should not be viewed hastily as the sum of their parts. Rather, the laws should be viewed as a whole, recognizing the delicate balance between carriers and the shipping public and the intent of the U.S. Congress to reduce economic regulation of motor carriers and railroads to a minimum, consistent with the public interest. This paper discusses these and other issues related to the shipper-carrier relationship. (Author)

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  • This paper appeared in Transportation Research Record No. 804, Surface Regulatory Reform: Rail, Truck and Intermodal. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Kline, Jeffrey C
• Discussers:
  • Boyd, Don A
  • Briggs, Richard E
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: pp 1-8
• Monograph Title: Surface Regulatory Reform: Rail, Truck, and Intermodal
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 804
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Competition; Contract rates; Deregulation; Freight transportation; Laws; Legislation; Market dominance; Motor carriers; Pricing; Railroads; Traffic managers; Trucking
• Identifier Terms: Staggers Rail Act of 1980; U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission
• Uncontrolled Terms: Shippers
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00342131
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309032180
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 28 1981 12:00AM