It is the intent of the legislature to remove the economic regulations which limit motor carrier operations in the state. The legislature intends to let the market promote competitive and efficient transportation services, while maintaining the safety regulations necessary to protect the welfare of the traveling and shipping public. It is the intent of the legislature that this chapter be interpreted in a manner which gives 2194.02 MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSPORTATION the most liberal construction to achieve the aim of a safe, competitive transportation industry.
Wis. Stat. § 194.02
Legislative intent
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Mullenberg v. Kilgust Mechanical, Inc. (2000)
Most recently applied in Gulf Underwriters Insurance v. Great West Casualty Co. (May 2008)
1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (9) (c); 1981 c. 347
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.