PENNSYLVANIA INTERCITY BUS STUDY. FINAL REPORT
The Federal Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982 allows for easier entry and exit from scheduled service and charter markets and has given intercity bus carriers wide latitude in pricing. To better understand the implications of the changing intercity bus environment on Pennsylvania communities, and to develop a data base that will assist the state in making policy decisions regarding the industry, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation undertook the inventory study documented in this report. Ninety-four intercity scheduled service and charter bus operators were surveyed to obtain operators' insights into the impact of deregulation. Financial data for these carriers for 1978 and 1982 were analysed to identify trends in the financial performance of the carriers and to determine trends in service levels and ridership.
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Corporate Authors:
Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, Transportation Research Building
University Park, PA United States 16802 -
Authors:
- Miller, J H
- Goble, R
- Publication Date: 1984-4
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
- Pagination: 137 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bus drivers; Bus transportation; Data collection; Deregulation; Financial analysis; Impacts; Intercity transportation; Inventory; Level of service; Ridership; Surveys
- Geographic Terms: Pennsylvania
- ITRD Terms: 235: Competition; 244: Financing; 183: Government (national); 388: Inter urban; 9035: Inventory; 653: Level of service; 173: Policy; 744: Public transport; 8122: USA
- Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00457218
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- Report/Paper Numbers: PTI Rpt 8407
- Files: ITRD, NTL, TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Jul 31 1988 12:00AM