TRUCKING DEREGULATION. PROPOSED SUNSET OF ICC'S TRUCKING REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITIES. REPORT TO THE CHAIRMAN, SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES, COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, U.S. SENATE

The purpose of this study on trucking deregulation was to identify the Interstate Commerce Commission's (ICC's) ancillary trucking regulatory functions, estimate the budgetary impact of eliminating them, and assess the merits of retaining or eliminating these regulatory functions. GAO identified 8 ancillary trucking regulatory functions at ICC. In total, in fiscal year 1985, ICC spent about 483 staff-years on trucking regulatory functions, of which about 242 were spent on ancillary functions. The remaining 241 staff-years were spent on reviewing new entrant applications and proposed rates. GAO found that the budgetary effects of deregulation of these ancillary functions would depend both on which functions were retained and on what enforcement approaches were adopted by the agencies assuming these functions after ICC's role in trucking regulation ended. GAO found no consensus on the merit of retaining ICC's regulations and that sufficient information on the effectiveness and importance of these regulations was unavailable. However, GAO did develop analyses which may be useful in assessing the value of these functions. GAO identified important issues relating to insurance regulations, cargo damage liability, and data reporting that deserve close congressional attention of trucking deregulation legislation is acted on.

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• Publication Date: 1987-4

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Tables;
• Pagination: 54 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deregulation; Economic impacts; Measures of effectiveness; Regulatory reform; Trucking
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00471824
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: U.S. General Accounting Office
• Report/Paper Numbers: GAO/RCED-87-107
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1987 12:00AM