Assessing the impact of regulation and deregulation on the rail and trucking industries

(cont.) Many Class I railroads disappeared and severe competition bankrupted many small carriers in the trucking industry. Larger trucking carriers gained market dominance. Real wages in the trucking industry fell. The size of the railroad labour force decreased while railroad wages remained stagnant. Based on numerous pre-deregulation indicators provided by the government, industry, and academia, this essay shows that deregulation did not fulfill many of the promises made prior to the Staggers Act and the Motor Carrier Reform Act.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2004

Author dc:creator

• Lowtan, Donavan M. (Donavan Mahees), 1975-

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• Carl D. Martland.

• Civil and Environmental Engineering.

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