9. OWNER-OPERATOR TRUCK DRIVER EARNINGS AND EMPLOYMENT: PORT CITIES AND DEREGULATION

James Peoples and Wayne K Talley

Research in Transportation Economics, 2004, vol. 10, issue 1, 191-213

Abstract: This chapter tests the hypothesis that ocean transportation deregulation presents owner-operators with greater job opportunities and the opportunity to increase earnings at port cities. The pre- and post-deregulation earnings estimates of owner-operator drivers in the fifty busiest port-cities are compared to estimates for other owner-operators. Earnings findings indicate a statistically significant increase in the relative earnings for port-city owner-operators following deregulation. Employment findings reveal that compared to the pre-deregulation period, a greater share of owner-operator drivers are employed at port cities in the shipping post-deregulation period.

Date: 2004
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