NEW INTERSTATE TRUCKERS SHOULD BE GRANTED TEMPORARY OPERATING AUTHORITY MORE READILY--REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
The Interstate Commerce Commission controls entry to interstate trucking to assure adequate service and protect regulated truckers from excessive competition. Although the majority of applications for temporary authority are approved, the process often perpetuates inadequate service and overly protects regulated truckers. This policy should be changed. To make the temporary authority process more equitable to applicant truckers and provide better service to shippers, changes in legislation as well as Commission policy, guidelines, and operating practices are needed. Granting more temporary authorities would ease entry into regulated trucking and stimulate competition--issues of concern to the Congress as well as the Commission.
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Corporate Authors:
U.S. General Accounting Office
441 G Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20548 - Publication Date: 1978-2-24
Media Info
- Pagination: 43 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Competition; Districts and authorities; Industries; Laws; Legislation; Level of service; Policy; Regulations; Trucks; Y intersections
- Uncontrolled Terms: Authority; Services; Temporary
- Old TRIS Terms: Government policies; Inverted y; Truck laws & regulations
- Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Policy; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00175735
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: CED-78-32
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 28 1978 12:00AM