A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE OF AGRICULTURALLY EXEMPT MOTOI CARRIERS IN THE UNITED STATES: PROBLEMS AND CHARACTERISTICS

Robert K. Stump and Ken Casavant

No 283582, 1977 AAEA-WAEA Joint Meeting, July 31-August 3, San Diego, California from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: Agricultural exempt truckers continue to be a growing part of the national transportation system. But, the regulatory and economic environment surrounding these truckers has undergone significant changes. This paper analyses, based on a national survey of agricultural motor carriers, both the problems facing truckers as well as operating characteristics in relation to regional location. A Chi-Square test was used to test independence between region and the other variables of age, size, commodity hauled, and percent empty mileage. It was found that regionality has a strong impact on trucker problems and operating characteristics. It appeared that commodity specialization, which is closely associated to region, might be a determinant of many problems and operating characteristics experienced by these truckers. The study results indicated that studies by n-:searchers, and policies by policy makers based on aggregation of the national trucking industry should be instituted with some reservations.

Keywords: Public; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 10
Date: 1977-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.283582

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