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Research Reports
View AllThe overall purpose of this report is to objectively and quantitatively assess the potential impact that short line operations have upon service levels to grain shippers. Specifically, the first goal is to ascertain whether creating short line railroads has resulted in improvement or decline in the quality... Trainload shipments of grain by elevators substantially reduce their transportation costs. However, many elevators must make investments upgrading their plant before they can ship in trainload movements. In this report, a logit model is developed which considers the investment decision for particular... This report is an assessment of the impact that rail deregulation has had on the transportation of agricultural commodities, specifically the Staggers Rail Act of 1980. The overall objective of this report is to assist grain trucking firms manage their backhaul opportunities. The specific objectives of this report are to: 1) identify and define the industry backhaul characteristics of North Dakota grain truckers; 2) determine and describe what methods are being used... This report documents the installation and implementation of the Uniform Rail Costing System (URCS) at the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute (UGPTI). The purpose of this dissertation is two-fold: 1) to quantify the impacts of subterminal development on pavement life-cycles and future highway financial needs; and 2) to develop a set of procedures which can be used elsewhere in the state or region to analyze similar problems in the future. This report represents a condensed version of the RTAP Devils Lake Highway Impact Study. The purpose of the report is to present a synopsis of the methods and data employed and to highlight the findings. This report represents a continuation of analysis concerned with the patterns and methods of distributing grains and oilseed from North Dakota. The Commercial Motor Vehicle Act of 1986 requires that drivers of certain vehicles (especially large trucks) obtain a commercial drivers license. The law as originally written would require that farmers obtain the license if their vehicles and shipment types fall within the established provisions of... The objectives of the report are to provide a general overview of the institutional factors affecting rail labor negotiations and identify issues central to rail labor negotiations in 1988. |
