EFFECT OF CONTAINERIZATION ON AIR CARGO COSTS

It is feasible to develop a Cargo rate structure which gives full credit to the savings attained through decreasing individual piece handlings. This, by providing a fundamental incentive for unitizing shipments at the source, would decrease the total cost of distribution for air cargo for a given traffic volume without decreasing profit to the carriers.

• Corporate Authors:

  Lockheed-Georgia Company

  Marietta, GA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Stoessel, R F
• Publication Date: 1965-3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air cargo; Cargo handling; Containerization; Rates
• Old TRIS Terms: Cargo rate structure
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Freight Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00073700
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: FLIGHT TRANSPORTATION LABORATORY, MIT DEPT. OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS
• Report/Paper Numbers: G65-2350R
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 5 1974 12:00AM