Transportation Investment Decisions for Country Elevators

Trainload shipments of grain by elevators substantially reduce their transportation costs. However, many elevators must make investments upgrading their plant before they can ship in trainload movements. In this report, a logit model is developed which considers the investment decision for particular elevators in terms of the physical characteristics of the facility and firm attributes. The results suggest there are considerable differences across elevators in the likelihood of being targeted for investment and shipping grain in trainload movements.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=98
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59116
• Corporate Authors:

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  North Dakota State University
  1320 Albrecht Boulevard
  Fargo, ND  United States  581052
• Authors:
  • Wilson, Wesley W
  • Dooley, Frank J
• Publication Date: 1989-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 28p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision making; Grain elevators; Investments; Logits; Railroad transportation
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01790158
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UGPTI Staff Paper No. 95, SP-95
• Files: NTL, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 1 2021 3:05PM