Study of Vehicle Weight and Dimension Regulations and Canada's Trucking Industry : Case Histories

Download or read book Study of Vehicle Weight and Dimension Regulations and Canada's Trucking Industry : Case Histories written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background paper for a study of Canada's vehicle weight and dimension regulations and presents a series of case histories developed from interviews with carriers, private truckers, and manufacturers across Canada. Over forty case studies are presented to demonstrate the controlling influence of the various provincial vehicle weight and dimension regulations on the composition of truck fleets in Canada. An analysis of the case studies explores the impacts of single and multiple regulatory regimes; the direct and indirect influence of U.S. regulations; the effects of regulatory changes; enforcement practices; and the impacts of such factors as freight, route, terminal and shipper characteristics on fleet composition.