Open AccessMulti-Facet Of Regional Agricultural Truck Transportation: History, Tonnage, And Law 1997 And 2002
Author(s) -
Bruce Elder,
Cynthia Houlden,
Vani Kotcherlakota,
Frank Tenkorang
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of business case studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2157-8826
pISSN - 1555-3353
DOI - 10.19030/jbcs.v5i6.4735
Subject(s) - tonnage , truck , agriculture , agricultural economics , business , trucking industry , economics , engineering , geography , archaeology , history , ancient history , aerospace engineering
The paper presents a regional comparative analysis of agricultural products transported by truck among five states - Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota in 1997 and 2002. Sections of the paper include a brief history of the trucking industry, an outline of inefficiencies in truck transportation, discussion on the uniformity of trucking regulations, and analysis of the value and tonnage of commodities transported within the five-state region. The comparison reveals Nebraska is a major source of agricultural commodities for its neighbors and the country as a whole.