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Motor Freight Brokers: A Tale Of Federal Regulatory Pandemonium, Jeffrey S. Kinsler
Motor Freight Brokers: A Tale Of Federal Regulatory Pandemonium, Jeffrey S. Kinsler
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
Most brokerage problems are traceable to the troubled history of freight brokers, which has been a constant struggle between regulation and deregulation. Arguably, brokers have been subjected to more extremist regulation than any other industry during the last fifty years. The pattern of extremism began when Congress imposed massive regulations on freight brokers as part of the Motor Carrier Act of 1935. The 1935 regulations completely stifled the U.S. brokerage industry. Forty-five years later, Congress moved to the other regulatory extreme when it passed the Motor Carrier Act of 1980,6 which virtually deregulated the brokerage industry The eased entry controls …
The Sinking Shipping Industry, Cynthia Y. Mccoy
The Sinking Shipping Industry, Cynthia Y. Mccoy
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
The United States has yet to develop a coordinated national shipping policy despite constant calls for a strong merchant marine dating from the country's inception. The lack of such a policy implicates broader national interests than those of shippers and ship-owners, such as the national defense, diplmoatic relations with United States trading partners, and the United States balance of payments.