AN ASSESSMENT OF RAIL COMPETITIVE MOTOR CARRIER INDUSTRY (1977-1986)

This paper foucses on the intercity truckload sector of the motor carrier industry (the sector which offers the greatest direct competition to the railroad industry), in order to identify, qualify, and quantify the impact of the changes (changes brought about by deregulation and many other exogenous factors) on the motor carrier industry. The analysis will examine changes in tractor and trailer characteristics, annual mileages, wages, commodities, and other salient comptetive factors. The analysis concludes by identifying certain important trends in the truckload sector: the vast increase in non-union company drivers, longer trailers, increased productivity, and changes in commodity mix. All of these trends underlie, and help predict, future increases in the competitiveness of the truckload motor carrier sector.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Published in conjunction with the Canadian Transportation Research Forum.
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• Authors:
  • Wolfe, K E
  • Krishna, V
  • Huneke, W F
• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 289-301
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Transportation Research Forum
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Forum
  • ISSN: 1046-1469
  • Serial URL: https://trforum.org/journal-of-the-trf/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Competition; Freight transportation; Motor carriers; Railroad transportation; Salaries; Trailers; Trucking; Trucks; Vehicle characteristics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Mileage
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Railroads; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00465394
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-040 635
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 29 2000 12:00AM