Staggers Rail Act and the Motor Carrier Act of 1980
the Staggers Rail Act, which has resulted in rail profits and improved service. The act marked the most significant change in rail policy since the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887.
They passed by Congress significantly weakened the regulation of interstate trucking
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The suger act and currency act passed in 1764
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Prior to the Staggers Rail Act and the Motor Carrier Act of 1980, the railroad industry was suffering. Many railroads had financial problems, and the conditions of rail facilities had deteriorated.
Public demand for a better rail system caused Congress to take action and pass the Staggers Rail Act, which has resulted in rail profits and improved service.
In 2005 W. C. Vantuono reported that twenty-five years after it was passed, the Staggers Rail Act was doing exactly what it was supposed to do: help move the railroads toward revenue adequacy.
"The basic principle of the Staggers Rail Act was simple: Railroads should be permitted to act much as other businesses in managing their assets and pricing their services" (Association of American Railroads, 2003).
Railroads have been able to increase their profitability since passage of Staggers in the face of strong competition from trucks and declining rates only through increased productivity.
the Staggers Rail Act, which has resulted in rail profits and improved service. The act marked the most significant change in rail policy since the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887.
upgrade their systems, reinvest in productive rail infrastructure, generate higher levels of service and greater volumes of traffic, dramatically increase productivity, improve profitability from once anemic levels, and improve safety
Survival of the railroad industry required a new regulatory scheme "that allowed railroads to establish their own routes, tailor their rates to market conditions, and differentiate rates on the basis of demand" (Association of American Railroads, 2003).
Congress intended (1) to return the nation's railroads to financial health, (2) to replace government regulation wherever possible with the powers of competition, and (3) to continue to provide captive shippers with protection from "unreasonable" rates.
They passed by Congress significantly weakened the regulation of interstate trucking
it launched a natonal effort to connect the east and west by rail
The stamp act. it was passed in 1765 and it was passed before the delaratory act, townshed act, quartering act, and the sugar act.