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1945 Trucking became a vital mode of freight transportation during World War IT. ‘This was due to a significant increase in the need to transport goods for the war effort and the flexibility provided by the trucking industry. 19536 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Highway Act est...

1945 Trucking became a vital mode of freight transportation during World War IT. ‘This was due to a significant increase in the need to transport goods for the war effort and the flexibility provided by the trucking industry. 19536 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Highway Act establishing the interstate highway network. This road network allowed trucks to travel further, faster, and safer, and increased their share of the nation’s freight movement. 1966 The U. S$. Department of Transportation (DOT) was created and assumed control of all transportation matters, including regulating the safe operation of commercial vehicles. 1980 The Motor Carrier Act of 1980 was signed into law, deregulating the trucking industry. Asa result, carriers were free to openly compete for customers. This was due to elimination of the regulations restrict- ing the rates a carrier could charge, the commodities a carrier could haul, the routes a carrier could travel, and the geographic regions a carrier could operate in. Also in 1980, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) was created. This is the organization that standard- izes the roadside inspection procedures and criteria, and that oversees the North American Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC). 1982 The US. Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 established funding for state motor carrier enforcement programs. This fund- ing allowed states to dedicate resources and officers to enforcing the motor carrier safety regulations.