The Economic Impact of Transborder Trucking Regulations

by Jones,John T.

• ISBN13: 9780815332527
• ISBN10: 0815332521
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Estimates the economic impact that past U.S. transborder trucking regulations have had on the number of inbound trucks, inbound truck load characteristics, and the infrastructure along the U.S. international borders. Rooted in economic theory and tested with historical data John T. Jones' study provides policymakers with possible outcomes for the transportation issues involved in the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Table of Contents

Tables and Figures	ix	(2)
Foreword	xi	(2)
Acknowledgments	xiii
Chapter 1 Introduction	3	(10)
Chapter 2 History of Motor Carrier Regulations	13	(16)
2.1 Regulations Affecting Transborder Trucking	21	(8)
Chapter 3 Structure of the Trucking Industry	29	(24)
3.1 International Trucking	39	(8)
3.1.1 U.S.-Mexico Transborder Trucking	40	(4)
3.1.2 U.S.-Canadian Transborder Trucking	44	(3)
3.2 Major Routes of Central Mexico	47	(1)
3.3 The Procedures for Crossing the Border	48	(5)
Chapter 4 Transborder Truckload Size	53	(42)
4.1 History of Transborder Entry Regulations	54	(1)
4.2 The Basic Transborder Trucking Problem	55	(3)
4.3 Theoretical Analysis	58	(9)
4.4 The Data	67	(4)
4.5 Consideration of the Composition of Cargo	71	(2)
4.6 Estimates of the Change in Truckload Sizes	73	(4)
4.7 Conclusion	77	(18)
Chapter 5 Analysis of the Allocation of Resources	95	(50)
Section I: Interlining Agents and Theoretical Model	95	(14)
5.1.1 The Interlining Process	95	(1)
5.1.2 The Supply of Interlining Services	96	(2)
5.1.3 Theoretical Means of Measuring the Effects of Regulations	98	(2)
5.1.4 The Model	100	(9)
Section II: The Data and Variables	109	(9)
5.2.1 The Data	109	(1)
5.2.2 Interlining Service Establishments	109	(1)
5.2.3 Trucks Crossing the Border	109	(3)
5.2.4 International Trade	112	(1)
5.2.5 Regulation Variables	112	(1)
5.2.6 Cargo Composition	113	(3)
5.2.7 Real Gross Domestic Product	116	(1)
5.2.8 Tariff Rate	116	(1)
5.2.9 The Foreign Currency Exchange Rate	117	(1)
Section III: Econometric Model and Results	118	(27)
5.3.1 The Econometric Model	118	(2)
5.3.2 The Regression Results	120	(1)
5.3.2.1 Equation (5.3): Real Imports	120	(1)
5.3.2.2 Equation (5.2): Inbound Trucks at the Borders	121	(2)
5.3.2.3 Equation (5.1): Trucking Establishments	123	(3)
5.3.2.4 Comparing Mexico's and Canada's Results	126	(3)
5.3.3 Measuring the Effects of Regulations	129	(5)
5.3.4 Conclusion	134	(11)
Chapter 6 Conclusion	145	(8)
Appendix: Definition of Standard Industrial Codes	153	(2)
Bibliography	155	(14)
Index	169