Open AccessArranging Haulage for Florida's Produce
Author(s) -
Richard Beilock
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-fe540-2005
Subject(s) - haulage , truck , negotiation , resource (disambiguation) , service (business) , business , engineering , operations research , transport engineering , operations management , marketing , political science , computer science , automotive engineering , mechanical engineering , computer network , rope , law
Over 99% of interstate shipments of Florida produce are by truck. Motor carriers do not magically know when there is a potential load they would find attractive. Rather, motor carriers and shipper/receivers must locate one another and negotiate terms, either directly or through an intermediary. This report will examine the methods used to arrange produce haulage and changes over the past two decades. This is EDIS document, FE540, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Published March 2005.