Article
U.S. Transportation Merger Policy: Evolution, Current Status, and Antitrust Considerations
International Journal of Transport Economics
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Date
2-1-1986
Abstract
The structure and behavior of the U.S. surface freight transportation industries are undergoing dramatic change as a result of the decrease in federal government economic regulation of these industries. In particular, legislative and administrative changes in the approach to regulating intramodal and intermodal mergers have helped facilitate a restructuring of the U.S. rail system and the establishment of railroad-owned multimodal transportation firms. Additionally, the exemption of trucking mergers from Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) regulation may lead to larger combinations in that industry.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Michael R. Crum and Benjamin J. Allen. "U.S. Transportation Merger Policy: Evolution, Current Status, and Antitrust Considerations" International Journal of Transport Economics Vol. XIII Iss. 1 (1986) p. 41 - 75 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michael_crum/5/
This article is from International Journal of Transport Economics XIII, no. 1 (February 1986): 41–75.