TRANSBORDER TRUCKING : INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO CANADA-U.S. TRADE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ---PROCEEDINGS OF THE 23RD ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH FORUM, MINAKI LODGE, ONTARIO, CANADA, 24-27 MAY 1988

For industries such as agriculture where freight costs are a relatively high proportion of the finished product value, transportation can provide a significant level of protection for domestic producers, or stand as a major barrier to export market development. The paper begins with a brief synopsis of the main transport regulations and additional costs or charges associated with transborder trucking of agricultural products. A survey is presented which analyses the costs and importance of these various measures from the perspectives of Canadian and u.s. Carriers which are active in transborder trade. Finally, a comparison of freight rates is used to estimate the protection created by these institutional factors for a range of commodities which are traded between Canada and the United States. (a) for the covering abstract of the conference, see IRRD 807127.

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• Authors:
  • Prentice, B E
  • Hildebrand, M D
• Publication Date: 1988

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 578-92
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Canadian Transportation Research Forum
  • Publisher: Canadian Transportation Research Forum
  • ISSN: 1183-2770

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Agriculture; Conferences; Freight transportation; International; Legislation; Tariffs; Trucks
• Geographic Terms: Canada; United States
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Law; Motor Carriers;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00487249
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM