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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Motor Carriers"”.
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The Interstate commerce commission and the regulation of rates, rights to operate, and competitive practices of motor carriers
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
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An assessment of U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking
… and logistical problems encountered by U.S. motor carriers engaged in cross-border trade to and from Mexico. The quality of transportation service is investigated via an assessment of U.S. motor carriers' evaluation of their Mexican motor carriers' partner(s) performance and quality of …
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SURVIVING SURPRISE: HOW FIRMS WERE AFFECTED BY - AND RESPONDED TO - UNEXPECTED, DISRUPTIVE, DISCONTINUOUS CHANGE IN THE MARKETING ENVIRONMENT
… strategic surprise by considering the actions of motor carriers in the aftermath of 9/11. The data evidences significant disruption to the trucking industry following the event; for example, among the sample, mean operating ratios declined by more than 50%. But while nearly 40% of the carriers …
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Transportation service procurement using combinatorial auctions
… auctions. With shipper being the auctioneer and carriers being the bidders, combinatorial auction has become increasingly important in the transportation service procurement domain, due to its mechanism to align shipper s procurement interest with carrier transportation service cost structure, …
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New Business Initiatives and Financial Performance
… for the first and third studies, and o f 1,100 motor carriers for the second. Use o f initiatives is common and consistent across both samples with 78 percent and 72 percent, respectively, of firms reporting that they are significant users o f at least one initiative. Most firms use multiple …
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Economic regulation, work relations, and accident rates in the United States motor carrier industry
… and preventable accident rates in the U.S. motor carrier industry between 1975 and 1986. In 1980 the U.S. motor carrier industry was deregulated which produced highly competitive market conditions. Firms facing such conditions were required to devise coping strategies if they were to survive …