A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF A 55 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT ON INTERCITY TRUCKING SERVICE

Compliance with the 55 mile per hour speed limit would substantially raise the costs of carriers hauling food stuffs, grain, and other commodities exempt from regulations. These carriers are not now complying with the speed limit and would require substantial modification to their vehicle engines to make it economical to do so. Present excess capacity in the industry provides economic incentive for such modifications.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research & Marketing, Incorporated

  Challis, ID  United States 

  Department of Transportation

  Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1975-9-15

Media Info

• Pagination: 86 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carriers; Common carriers; Economic factors; Economic impacts; Economics; Engines; Food; Freight service; Freight transportation; Industries; Intercity transportation; Regulations; Speed control; Surveys; Transportation; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Change
• Old TRIS Terms: Cargo transportation
• Subject Areas: Economics; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00094605
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt., DOT-PS-50611
• Contract Numbers: DOT-PS-50611
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 14 1976 12:00AM