BENEFITS OF ECONOMIC REGULATION OF OREGON INTRASTATE MOTOR CARRIERS

A review of the regulatory objectives and history of motor carrier regulation in Oregon is presented in Chapter I of this paper. Chapter II discusses the regulatory challenge facing Oregon today and presents a list of issues being reviewed by the Public Utility Commission. The real impact of interstate deregulation is discussed in Chapter III, including specific impacts which might occur with deregulation in Oregon. Chapter IV presents arguments against deregulation, including (A) the drift toward monopoly, (B) destructive competition, (C) deregulation and discrimination in rates, (D) deregulation and small communities, and (E) the impact on truck safety. An Appendix is included, entitled Grading Regulated Motor Carrier Service--Portland to Eugene, which presents the results of a random survey conducted by the staff of the Oregon Public Utility Commission Transportation Program in the fall of 1988. Oregon general freight shippers and receivers were asked to grade the level of motor carrier service existing between Portland and Eugene.