Characteristics and Costs of Operating North Dakota's Farm Trucks

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 and of different-sized vehicles; 3) evaluate potential changes in the future in operating costs and usage characteristics of farm trucks; and 4) evaluate impacts on costs of alternative managerial options regarding farm truck use on a typical farm.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=199
• Corporate Authors:

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  North Dakota State University
  1320 Albrecht Boulevard
  Fargo, ND  United States  581052
• Authors:
  • Griffin, Gene
  • Wilson, Wesley
  • Casavant, Ken
• Publication Date: 1984-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Research Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 62p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Farm vehicles; Grain; Haul distance; Trucks
• Geographic Terms: North Dakota
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01787550
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UGPTI Publication No. 51, DP-51
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 9 2021 11:23AM