TARIFF COMPUTERIZATION IN FUTURE FREIGHT SYSTEMS

A review of the difficulties in the application of tariff rates and accurate billing by carriers, and suggested solution to reduce the cost and increase the efficiency of paperwork by computerization.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Included in Freight Transportation: A Digest of Technical Papers, a report sponsored by the Office of the Secretary, U.S. DOT, RRIS 17 144088 7701.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Authors:
  • THIBODEAU, R E
• Publication Date: 1976-10-28

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 52-67
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Transportation Systems Center
  • Publisher: Transportation Systems Center

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Billing; Freight bills; Information processing; Information storage and retrieval systems; Rates; Tariffs
• Old TRIS Terms: Freight charges
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Finance; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157944
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-TSC-OST-77-68 Tech Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1977 12:00AM