Research Reports |
Title: | Changing Costs and Characteristics of Operating Motor Carriers: A Case Study of Grain Trucking Firms in North Dakota |
Authors: | Kenneth Casavant, Wesley Wilson, and Gene Griffin |
Publication Date: | Nov 1982 |
Report #: | SP-24 |
TRID #: | 01790152 |
Keywords: | economic analysis, grain, motor carriers, trucking |
Type: | Research Report – Staff Papers |
The general purpose of this paper was to evaluate the performance and operating characteristics of the motor carrier industry serving North Dakota. Specific objectives are: 1) to evaluate the existing grain motor carrier industry in North Dakota as to operating characteristics and stability; 2) to evaluate the changes in this industry over a 15-year period; and 3) to develop implications for performance and viability in the future.