ISBN: 9781333628154 - motor vehicle transportation (classic reprint): the development of the automobile as a transportation agency, together with the supervising policies and practices adopted in the united states (3 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. 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. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. …