Florida Motor Carrier Deregulation: Perspectives of Urban and Rural Shipper/Receivers

Richard Beilock and James Freeman

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1984, vol. 66, issue 1, 91-98

Abstract: It is commonly asserted that with release from economic regulations, motor carriers will eliminate or sharply reduce services to small and inconveniently located shipper/receivers. In this study the experiences of shipper/receivers under Florida deregulation are examined. Shipper/receiver experiences are compared according to firm size, community size, and proximity to major metropolitan areas or highways. The results indicate that while firm size has little bearing on service, locational factors are important. For all shipper/receiver subgroups, however, those indicating improvements greatly outnumber those reporting erosions in service.

Date: 1984
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