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Research Reports
Filter by Keyword117 report(s) found with freight transportation in the keywords field The logistical system within the Red River Trade Corridor region will play a key role in determining the success of this North American trade corridor. Within this report there is an inventory of shipping services in and through the Red River Trade Corridor. Furthermore, the fundamentals of shipping... This study examines the effect of regulatory reform in the interstate trucking industry. In our model, carriers travel in round trips and choose to serve different markets corresponding to each leg of the trip. Some carriers have the regulatory authority to haul freight subject to regulation while other... The report represents a continuation of analysis concerned with the patterns and methods of distributing grain from North Dakota. The collection and compilation of this type of data began in 1956-57. The objectives of this report, like prior reports, is to provide the necessary data base for identifying... Since partial deregulation of the railroad industry in 1980, rail rates have fallen in real terms, leading many observers to conclude that deregulation has been a success. Yet, previous studies of the effects of deregulation on aggregate rate levels are inconclusive in identifying deregulation as the... This report represents a continuation of analysis concerned with the patterns and methods of distributing grains and oilseed from North Dakota. Firms can jointly serve multiple markets in a set and can serve one of several mutually exclusive sets. Firms choose the set and the particular markets of the set in which to produce. Entry regulation influences these decisions by restricting access to some but not all markets. Entry restrictions directly... The goal of the research project is to describe barley markets (particularly non-traditional markets) and inter-regional railroad flows over time. This study analyzes the various issues and impacts surrounding the potential abandonment of the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company's railroad line between Chadron and Norfolk, Nebraska. This 317.5 mile Northern Line serves the northern third of the state from Madison to Dawes. This report represents a continuation of analysis concerned with the patterns and methods of distributing grains and oilseed from North Dakota. The objective of this study is to determine whether local and regional railroads are beneficial for North Dakota. This is the basic question which must be answered before informed public policy can be developed. |
