Improving the Competitive Position of Appalachia's Wood Product Producers through Enhanced Transportation Alternatives

This current analysis considers various potential strategies to reduce the transportation cost of West Virginia's timber and wood products. The analysis begins with a statistical summary of timber and wood product commodity flows in Section 2. This is followed by an examination of specific forward-looking strategies in Section 3. Finally, the study findings are summarized in Section 4.

• Record URL:
  http://www.njrati.org/files/research/project_reports/adobe/FINAL%20TRP%200509%20Wood%20Products%20Report%207-24%20protect.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Rahall Appalachian Transportation Institute

  Marshall University
  Huntington, WV  United States  25755

  Research and Special Programs Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  West Virginia Department of Highways

  1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
  Charleston, WV  United States  25305
• Authors:
  • Burton, Mark L
• Publication Date: 2006-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 21p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commodity classification; Commodity flow; Statistical analysis; Strategic planning; Timber; Timbering; Wood; Wood products
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation costs
• Geographic Terms: West Virginia
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01056133
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: DTRS-98G-0012 (Grant)
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 29 2007 5:21PM