… during the debates over motor carrier regulatory reform—both truck … In fact, the large body
of research on the motor carrier … Administration and Congressional transportation regulatory …

… answers to these questions we have documented the history of the regulatory reform
process as it evolved in the motor carrier industry. The influential actions by the ICC and by …

… The purpose of this study was to determine whether the increase in motor carrier failures
observed in the post- 1980 period could be blamed on regulatory reform or whether such …

… This analysis adopts an "event study" methodology to determine the expected effect of
regulatory reform on future profits.6 Under the assumption that asset markets are efficient, assets …

… motor trucking since 1935?the Motor Carrier Act of 1980. … regulatory reform of the interstate
motor trucking in dustry. The study deals only with regulated interstate common carrier motor …

… delivered at a conference on Regulatory Reform: Canada and the … a motor carrier from the
provisions of the MVTA for the carrier to come under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Transport …

… While common carriage receives the most first place votes by motor carriers, as of mid 1983
the number of motor carriers ranking it first declined nearly 48 percent relative to June 1980; …

… Passage of the Motor Carrier Act of 19801 ushered in a new era of free entry and increased
competition on our nation's highways. The industry is far from being deregulated-the ICC is …

… Doing that leads to the hypothesis that entry alone is not likely to cause returns to publicly
traded motor carriers decline over the time at which we look. The paper tells the story of our two…

… This paper examines the issue of motor carrier merger motivation by focusing on merger
premiums paid for acquisitions be fore and after deregulation. The major questions addressed …