AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF THE ENERGY SHORTAGE ON BUSINESS LOGISTICS SYSTEMS, AND ITS IMPLICATION FOR FREIGHT TRANSPORT

The energy crisis will probably affect business logistics systems in the U.S. Economy in two ways: cost and service relationships between the various modes of freight transportation may change (as carriers seek to compensate for higher fuel prices and fuel shortages) or aggregate levels of production may change (either because of fuel and raw material shortages or reduced demand). As logistics decision makers seek to compensate for these changes, their transportation requirements may also shift. These shifts will not necessarily result in an improvement in energy utilization in the freight sector of the economy. Thus government policies may need to be developed to counteract the effect of such changes. This paper discusses these potential shifts, with specific reference to rail-truck competition, and recommends some changes in government policies in light of these conclusions. /Author/TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

  Maxwell House, Fairview Park
  Elmsford, NY  United States  10523
• Authors:
  • Stenger, A J
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 419-425
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research /UK/
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 4/5
  • Publisher: Pergamon Press, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administrative procedures; Analysis; Costs; Economic analysis; Energy; Energy consumption; Energy resources; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Fuels; Logistics; Motor carriers; Operating costs; Policy; Rates; Supply
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis; Energy crisis; Freight rates
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy intensiveness; Fuel shortage
• ITRD Terms: 224: Cost; 213: Energy; 3850: Fuel; 221: Operating costs; 173: Policy; 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Railroads; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095866
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 2 1975 12:00AM