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Research Reports
Filter by Author20 report(s) found for Wes Wilson The specific objectives of the report are to: 1) define and compare industry characteristics of North Dakota grain truckers with previous research; 2) estimate and evaluate the operating costs for motor carrier firms hauling grain in North Dakota; and 3) evaluate changes in grain trucking costs over... During the late 1970's and early 1980's a variety of legislation was passed that affected the transportation industries. Legislated changes, coupled with rising costs and a depressed economy, represented a wide variety of new circumstances facing the grain distribution system, particularly the grain... The general purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance and use of farm trucks in the North Dakota grain industry. Specific objectives were to: 1) identify the characteristics of farm trucks moving North Dakota grain; 2) identify the costs of operation of farm trucks on different-sized farms... The theory of dominant firm price leadership is used to explain price and output behavior and equilibrium in rail and truck grain transportation. A very important factor explaining intermodal competition is the slope of the supply function of the competitive fringe, the truck mode. An econometric model... 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 general purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance and operating characteristics of the motor carrier industry moving North Dakota grain. Specific objectives were to: (1) identify the structure and operating characteristics of the exempt motor carrier industry; (2) identify costs of operation... This study was undertaken as a pilot study of motor carrier services provided to eight communities located in North Dakota with populations of 5,000 people or less. The intentions of the study are to provide insight into the level and adequacy of motor carrier service, traffic characteristics of the... The objectives of this study are to define the regulatory environment of interstate and intrastate motor carriers, to compare the North Dakota intrastate motor carrier industry's financial characteristics to a nationwide industry-norm, and to analyze trends of the North Dakota intrastate motor carrier... This paper is a compilation of papers which represents five aspects of North Dakota trucking. An analysis of the Motor Carrier Act for 1980. |
