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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CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH FORUM
P.O. BOX 577
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Authors:
- Prentice, B E
- Hildebrand, M D
- Publication Date: 1988
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 578-92
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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