THE UNCLOGGED BOTTLENECK: WHY COMPETITIVE ACCESS SHOULD NOT BE AN ANTITRUST CONCERN

Competitive access has been an important antitrust issue for the ICC since the Staggers Act of 1980 largely deregulated the railroad industry. This paper looks at the reasons why competitive access should and should not be an antitrust issue. Given the economics of vertical relationships and contracting, government action would appear unnecessary in the vast majority of cases for efficient competitive access to be granted. If competitive access is to remain an antitrust question, then several conditions should be met before intervention occurs.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of British Columbia, Vancouver

  Centre for Transportation Studies
  Vancouver, British Columbia  Canada  V6T 1W5
• Authors:
  • Kleit, A N
• Publication Date: 1990-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 229-247
• Serial:
  • LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue Number: 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Antitrust laws; Competition; Deregulation; Interstate commerce; Level of service; Railroads
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00604200
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1991 12:00AM