Author(s):
J.T. Lamkin
Publication Date
1971
Abstract
The purpose of this report is to provide the State of Texas with basic information regarding the supply of truck transportation available to Texas agricultural products. Staff members of TTI conducted the study during a sixteen month period from September 1, 1969 through December 31, 1970. Much of the attention given to this problem was undoubtedly due to the fact that shippers of fruits and vegetables in the Texas Valley experienced severe truck shortages during the 1968-69 production period. The scope of the study was not limited to the availability of trucks for this one commodity group, although considerable effort was directed toward the transportation requirements of the Texas fruit and vegetable industry.|A discussion of the regulatory atmosphere in which agricultural truck transportation operates in Texas is presented in Chapter II; both intrastate and interstate regulation are examined in this section. In addition, the intrastate regulation by some other states is also discussed. Chapter III examines the transportation resources of the state. The methodology used in collecting data from the motor carrier firms is discussed in Chapter IV. In addition, certain characteristics of the specialized motor carriers are discussed. Data collected from Specialized Motor Carriers (SMC) during the course of the study are presented in Chapter V. Chapter VI is a presentation of data which were collected during personal interviews with users of transport services. Chapter VII is the Summary, Conclusion, and Recommendation Chapter. Several recommendations are made by the research staff designed for increasing the truck supply and using transportation resources more efficiently.
Report Number:
Bulletin No. 42
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