Open AccessEstablishing a Motor Carrier Research Agenda
Author(s) -
Carlo D. Smith,
John L. Kent
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of transportation management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1058-6199
DOI - 10.22237/jotm/1157069040
Subject(s) - motor carrier , variety (cybernetics) , business , key (lock) , linkage (software) , marketing , engineering , computer science , computer security , biochemistry , chemistry , artificial intelligence , truck , gene , aerospace engineering
The motor carrier industry represents an important linkage in a variety of industry supply chains and accounts for a substantial level of total logistics cost. This article combines a review of motor carrier research over the past 10 years (1996-2006), with input from executives representing common and specialty carrier services, to identify key areas of interest to guide future motor carrier research.