Life After Deregulation: The Motor Carrier Environment

Abstract

The signing of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 has brought a temporary reduction in the rhetoric for or against motor carrier deregulation. Although the final Bill was a long way from totally deregulating the motor carrier industry, it does mark the continuation of a trend toward less regulation by the Federal Government. Since other countries have liberalised or completely removed their transportation regulations, it is reasonable to assume that legislation further reducing motor carrier regulation will be enacted if even a small measure of success can be attributed to The Motor Carrier Act of 1980. The period of uncertainty just before this Bill was signed into law encouraged motor carrier executives to think about life in a deregulated enviroment. This study attempts to examine their conceptions of the changes that would occur and make a comparison with what has actually happened during the 25 years since inter‐state surface transportation was regulated in Australia.

Citation

Ferguson, W. (1982), "Life After Deregulation: The Motor Carrier Environment", International Journal of Physical Distribution & Materials Management, Vol. 12 No. 4, pp. 44-51. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb014542