Methods for Analyzing Motor Carrier and Railroad Costs

This paper estimates railroad and truck shipment costs for several major commodities and illustrates how public data and analytic tools can be used to analyze multimodal trade-offs and efficiencies.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=138
• Corporate Authors:

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  North Dakota State University
  1320 Albrecht Boulevard
  Fargo, ND  United States  581052
• Authors:
  • Tolliver, Denver
  • Bitzan, John
• Publication Date: 1997-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 34p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Costs; Data analysis; Economic efficiency; Freight transportation; Motor carriers; Railroads
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01848412
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UGPTI Staff Paper No. 135, SP-135
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 12 2022 3:24PM