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Economic Performance of Motor Carriers Operating Under the Agricultural Exemption in Interstate Trucking (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Walter Miklius

 
9780366380688: Economic Performance of Motor Carriers Operating Under the Agricultural Exemption in Interstate Trucking (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Economic Performance of Motor Carriers Operating Under the Agricultural Exemption in Interstate Trucking explores how the agricultural exemption shapes the trucking industry, wages, and costs.

It examines why exempt carriers might run more efficiently and how regulation influences who provides transportation for farm goods.

This study uses data and comparisons across exempt and regulated carriers to explain cost differences, capacity, and market outcomes. It highlights why exempt carriers persist and how their presence affects overall transportation policy and industry structure.
  • How exemption status can influence operating costs and efficiency between carrier types
  • Ways that regulation affects capacity, pricing, and competition for agricultural traffic
  • Evidence on equipment, firm size, and investment trends in the exempt sector
  • Implications for policy, market structure, and the balance of public and private interests
Ideal for readers of transportation economics, public policy analysis, and industry history who want a data-informed view of how exemptions shape the motor carrier landscape.

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