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Costs of Operating Exempt For-Hire Motor Carriers of Agricultural Commodities: A Pilot Study in Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia

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  • Hunter, John H., Jr.

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Excerpts from the report: For-hire motor carriers of certain agricultural commodities are exempt from economic regulation by the Interstate Commerce Commission. These trucking firms move large quantities of agricultural commodities from producing areas to storage, processing, and consumption points. They have the available capacity to serve both shippers and receivers and the exemption from regulations of routes and rates makes the use of this space very flexible. This pilot study presents cost data on the operation of 25 motor carriers of exempt agricultural commodities whose home offices are in Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. Four trucking firm operators were interviewed in Delaware, five in Maryland, and sixteen in Virginia. Firms were selected in these States because they are near Washington, D. C.

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  • Hunter, John H., Jr., 1963. "Costs of Operating Exempt For-Hire Motor Carriers of Agricultural Commodities: A Pilot Study in Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia," Miscellaneous Publications 320093, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersmp:320093
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.320093
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    1. Beilock, Richard & Kilmer, RIchard L., 1984. "Full-Empty Truck Movement Decisions: An Application of Logit Analysis," 1984 Annual Meeting, August 5-8, Ithaca, New York 278971, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    2. Kerchner, Orval, 1967. "Cost of Transporting Bulk and Packaged Milk by Truck," Marketing Research Reports 313538, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program.
    3. Casavant, Ken L. & Stump, Robert K., 1978. "An Economic Evaluation of the Regional Differences in Operating Problems and Structure of Agriculturally Exempt Motor Carriers," Transportation Research Forum Proceedings 1970s 318732, Transportation Research Forum.

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