COMPARATIVE COAL TRANSPORTATION COSTS: AN ECONOMIC AND ENGINEERING ANALYSIS OF TRUCK, BELT, RAIL, BARGE AND COAL SLURRY AND PNEUMATIC PIPELINES. VOLUME 6--TRUCK HAULAGE

An heuristic facility and costing model is developed for over-the-road coal transport at varying distances and tonnages. Cost data are based on industry sources. Road use costs are estimated. The computer program and an example are presented.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Set includes PB-274 379--PB-274 386. See also RRIS 18 170577 the first volume, in RRIS bulletin 7801.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

  Center for Advanced Computation
  Urbana, IL  United States  61801
• Authors:
  • Rieber, M
  • Soo, S L
• Publication Date: 1977-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 63 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coal; Coal industry; Competition; Cost finding; Economic analysis; Freight traffic; Motor carriers; Transportation modes
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170582
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Contract Numbers: JO166163
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1978 12:00AM