Motor Vehicle Transportation (Classic Reprint): The Development of the Automobile as a Transportation Agency, Together With the Supervising Policies ... in the United States (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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This book explores the development of automobile transportation as a public utility in the United States between 1907 and 1922. The author details the legal and regulatory landscape during this era, focusing on the rise of automobile-based common carriers, such as jitneys, motor buses, and motor trucks, that emerged alongside established railroad and streetcar systems. The author examines public debates over defining these new services as common carriers, and analyzes state and federal regulatory frameworks put into place to bring them under control. The book sheds light on how the automobile transformed transportation and shaped the modern regulatory landscape, offering valuable insights into the evolution of transportation law and public policy in the United States.

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