The STB's decision to do away with collective rate-making has some predicting major changes while others say the impact will be transparent. Last May, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board published a decision (STB-656) that revoked the antitrust immunity granted to motor carriers and household goods carriers to collectively determine transportation rates. The decision is effective January 1,2008. While the industry had been moving towards a more deregulated environment for some time, this latest development equates to the final nail in the coffin.
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