SIZE AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF PROPERTY BROKERS

The purpose of this article is to report results of a survey of brokers involving respondents from a wide cross-section of the industry. The firms to be surveyed were selected in the following manner: The ICC list of brokers was randomized and numbered, a random starting number was generated, and from that point every fourth firm was selected. The specific information analyzed included: broker size; age of the firm; shippers using firms; types of motor carriers; ownership; broker industry sales estimates; and brokers by state.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Transportation and Logistics

  1816 Norris Place
  Louisville, KY  United States  40205
• Authors:
  • Brown, T A
• Publication Date: 1990-8

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 52-57
• Serial:
  • Transportation Journal
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Society of Transportation and Logistics
  • ISSN: 0041-1612
  • Serial URL: https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/transportation-journal

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brokerage; Commercial vehicles; Commodities; Motor carriers; Shipping; Trade
• Uncontrolled Terms: Brokers
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Marine Transportation; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00601726
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1990 12:00AM