Auto Transport Guide
Government agencies and Policies
When choosing an auto shipping, be sure to check and see if the
company is licensed and bonded. Vehicle transport companies are
licensed and regulated by the US Department of Transportation
. Ask for and check the DOT license number. There exists an
enormous amount of confusion over the role of the Interstate commerce
Commission and how it interacts with trucking companies.
The Interstate Commerce Commission, which once regulated
many of the functions of trucking companies, was terminated in 1995 and
many of its functions were rolled in to DOT. The Interstate commerce
Commission safety functions
were transferred to the DOT when that department was created in 1966;
the Interstate commerce Commission retained its rate-making and regulatory functions. However, in
consonance with the deregulatory Interstate commerce Commission movement, the
Interstate commerce Commission powers over rates
and routes in rails and trucking were curtailed in 1980 by the Staggers
Rail Act and Motor Carriers Act. Most Interstate commerce Commission control over interstate trucking
was abandoned in 1994, and the agency was terminated at the end of 1995.
Many of its remaining functions were transferred to the new National
Surface Transportation Board. |
