Research Reports |
Title: | Economics of Investment in Transportation Equipment by Grain Merchandising Firms |
Authors: | Dennis Ming |
Publication Date: | Feb 1984 |
Report #: | SP-59 |
TRID #: | 01835964 |
Keywords: | covered hopper cars, economics, freight transportation, grain, investments, leasing, purchasing, tractor trailer combinations |
Type: | Research Report – Staff Papers |
The analyses that follow are concerned with four investment alternatives: 1) purchase of tractor/trailer rig; 2) lease of tractor/trailer rig; 3) purchase of jumbo covered hopper car; and 4) lease of jumbo covered hopper car.