Research Reports
Report Details
Title:
Economics of Investment in Transportation Equipment by Grain Merchandising Firms
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Publication Date:
Feb 1984
Report #:
SP-59
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Keywords:
covered hopper cars, economics, freight transportation, grain, investments, leasing, purchasing, tractor trailer combinations
Type:
Research Report – Staff Papers
Final Report Abstract
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.