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Title: DIRECT COSTS OF MAINTAINING A REGULATORY STRUCTURE: A CASE STUDY OF ONE CANADIAN JURISDICTION
Accession Number: 00382946
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The majority of research completed in North America has been directed to the study and analysis of the cost of trucking regulation relative to the rate structure. Little work has been completed on the analysis of the direct cost of regulation as it relates to carriers, shippers, government, and regulatory bodies. The results of a study of the direct costs of maintaining a regulatory structure in the for-hire sector of the trucking industry are discussed. The province of New Brunswick, 1 of 10 Canadian jurisdictions, was used for the case study. The data obtained from a series of mailed questionnaires were used to analyze the direct costs incurred by carriers and shippers. In addition, their views regarding the regulatory process were studied. The primary focus was on the costs incurred in making application for a motor carrier license in the case study area. Personal interviews were conducted in an effort to quantify the direct cost associated with the Motor Carrier Board and related government agencies. The direct cost of maintaining the motor carrier regulatory process in the study area did not appear to be of significance to shippers and carriers that have secured operating rights. In addition, the provincial administrative process does not appear to impose a financial burden on general revenues. Carriers that responded to the survey heavily favored continued regulation of the for-hire trucking industry. General freight and specific commodity carriers were also found to be in favor of ensuring that rates within the province of New Brunswick remain unregulated. (Author)
Supplemental Notes: Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Surface Freight Transport Regulation. 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.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 00390459
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Wilson, Frank RBrander, John REditors: Herman, Scott CPagination: pp 73-77
Publication Date: 1983
Serial: ISBN: 0309036089
Media Type: Print
Features: References
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Geographic Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM
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