A History of Multiple Car Wheat Rates in North Dakota

This paper discusses several factors which influenced the implementation of multiple car rates in North Dakota. The introduction of multiple car rates in North Dakota by the Burlington Northern In December of 1980 signaled a significant change in the North Dakota traditional grain transportation and merchandising system. Reasons for this include: truck competition direct to the Pacific Northwest (PNW) and truck-barge competition on the Columbia-Snake River; the introduction of multiple car wheat rates to the PNW in Nebraska and Kansas which widened the differential between the Upper and Central Great Plains producing regions; and an increase in the differential between the eastbound and westbound wheat rates as a result of percentage rate increases.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=26
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60032
• Corporate Authors:

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  North Dakota State University
  1320 Albrecht Boulevard
  Fargo, ND  United States  581052
• Authors:
  • Griffin, Gene C
  • Mielke, Jon H
• Publication Date: 1982-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 30p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight transportation; Railroads; Rates; Wheat
• Geographic Terms: North Dakota
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01834890
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UGPTI Staff Paper No. 23, SP-23
• Files: NTL, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 2022 4:36PM