THE BARGE MIXING RULE PROBLEM: A STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC REGULATION OF DOMESTIC DRY BULK COMMODITY TRANSPORTATION. VOLUME I. REPORT OF THE STUDY

The Mixing Rule Study was initiated by Public Law 91-590 directing the Department of Transportation to investigate the economic regulation of dry bulk commodity transportation. Specifically, the Congress felt a need to learn more about the so-called Barge Mixing Rule Problem concerning the economic regulation of domestic barge transportation of dry bulk commodities. The report contains the results of the study and attempts to describe, clarify and analyze all of the significant public policy issues relevant to the problem. The study draws on published sources and on a specially conducted survey of all known dry bulk operators on the Mississippi River, its tributaries, and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. The interpretation of these data was validated through staff interviews with shipper and carrier industry associations, government agencies, and academic authorities. The conclusions and recommendations of the study are those of the Secretary of Transportation. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also report dated Mar 73, AD-762 350.
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transportation

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  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1973-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 204 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barges; Commodities; Dry bulk cargo; Economics; Federal government; Food; Inland waterways; Interstate commerce; Laws; Minerals; Policy; Regulation; Shipping; Trade; Tugboats; Water traffic
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Cg; Government policies; No mixing rule
• Subject Areas: Economics; Law; Marine Transportation; Policy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047266
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 27 1974 12:00AM