RESPONSE OF FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION TO FUEL SUPPLY SHORTAGES

This paper describes near-term and long-range responses by freight carriers, shippers, and manufacturers to fuel price increases and availability questions since the 1973-1974 oil embargo. Near-term refers to those events that are nonrecurring, whereas long-term refers to the anticipated responses of freight movers in the next 10 years. A telephone survey that was used to collect responses from carriers suggests that near-term responses were primarily cost-cutting operational strategies and long-term planning emphasized vehicle changes to such an extent that modal attributes are effectively changed over time.

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• Authors:
  • Knorr, Rita E
• Conference:
  • National Energy Users' Conference for Transportation
  • Location: San Antonio Texas, United States
  • Date: 1980-4-13 to 1980-4-16
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 91-96
• Monograph Title: CONSIDERATIONS IN TRANSPORTATION ENERGY CONTINGENCY PLANNING
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 191
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Energy conservation; Energy resources; Freight transportation; Fuels; Motor carriers; Prices; Supply; Time duration; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis; Long term; Short term
• Old TRIS Terms: Fuel shortage; Response
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00330102
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 28 1981 12:00AM