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- Title
STATE PIGGYBACK STATUTES AND FEDERALISM.
- Authors
Kovarsky, Irving
- Abstract
The article discusses the economic and constitutional problems posed by state piggyback legislation in the U.S. Problems surfaced as piggyback transportation emerged in the country. It included: rate structure, piggyback efficiency, the development of suitable equipment, the financing of railroad lines and mechanical equipment and variation in load size. The Teamsters union condemned the piggyback and attempted to impose fees on trailers or containers shipped piggyback. Several states have enacted legislation preventing the union from imposing fees on piggyback. Justifications for piggyback legislation were the need to stop union malpractices and the financial problems confronting the railroad industry. But this legislation conflicted with federal legislation relevant to featherbedding, which includes the Taft-Hartley Act, the Anti-Racketeering Act and the Sherman Act.
- Subjects
UNITED States; PIGGYBACK transportation; PIGGYBACK trailers; RAILROAD freight service; AUTOMOTIVE transportation; UNITED States railroad law; TRANSPORTATION policy; TRANSPORTATION laws; TRANSPORTATION industry
- Publication
ILR Review, 1964, Vol 18, Issue 1, p45
- ISSN
0019-7939
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/001979396401800104