Illustrated with company photographs from the Murphy Companies, this work is a useful reference for the history of trucking in the United States as it chronicles this industry from a ‘horse and wagon’ company to an expansive and diverse business that includes tractors, trailers and warehousing.

This four volume work includes 675 signed articles and a useful chronology detailing the history of transportation, as well as an index and glossary.

Although dated, this work examines the history of motor carrier rates and services up to 1934.

This work is divided into six sections. transport costs, externalities, transport demand, pricing, investment, regulation, and privatization and transport policy impacts. Additional topics covered include road and rail infrastructure costs, public transport operations costs, freight costs, demand for road transport, etc. Contributions to this work are an international ‘cast of experts’ resulting in a work that is comprehensive and essential. Indexed and illustrated.
"Transport economics and policy analysis is a field which has seen major advances in methodology in recent decades. The transport sector has many unique characteristics - non-storability, economies of scale and scope, indivisibilities and the extensive production of positive and negative externalities - that need careful consideration in any analysis. The aim of this Handbook is to provide an overview of the essential research methods with illustrations of how they are applied in practice. ….. Each section comprises several chapters, divided by mode of transport or other relevant factor. Some of the unique features include:* a comprehensive overview of methods used in transport economics and policy analysis from leading researchers in the field* up-to-date methodology for analysing transport costs and demand* examples of how to value the full range of externalities of transport, including both costs and benefits * guidance on how to assess the impact of privatisation and (de)regulation, with examples from local public transport, rail and air* identification of the relevant factors involved in transport pricing, including roads, public transport, ports and airports * an analysis of the neglected topic of equity in transport. This illustrative overview of research methods will be essential to researchers, students and practitioners in academia, government and business."--From the publisher's description.

Bringing together insights and perspectives from close to 70 of the world's leading experts in the field, this timely Handbook provides an up-to-date guide to the most recent and state-of-the-art advances in transport economics.The comprehensive coverage includes topics such as the relationship between transport and the spatial economy, recent advances in travel demand analysis, the external costs of transport, investment appraisal, pricing, equity issues, competition and regulation, the role of public-private partnerships and the development of policy in local bus services, rail, air and maritime transport.This Handbook is designed both for use on postgraduate and advanced undergraduate courses and as a reference for anyone working in the field. It also complements the textbook Principles of Transport Economics.

Illustrated with photos and advertisements, this work is an overview of the major trucking companies in the U.S. Includes route maps, photos, and a brief history of the company.
"In the early days, many trucking companies started out with one truck or even some horses, and a few tough folks kept hauling through the Great Depression and WWII. As roads improved, many of these companies became large operations with ample semi-trucks, trailers and places to haul. This book is a concise history of the pioneers in trucking and how they grew their truck empires. From the east coast to the west coast, most of the companies started out very small regionally and with acquisitions and mergers became the big names in trucking hauling all over America. Each company includes a history, maps of their truck lines and a photo or more of their fleet or rigs they used at an epochal point in their history. Ron Adams has been collecting truck literature and photographing trucks for over 40 years and has a vast knowledge of the trucking industry and has made a name for himself in truck books. "--From the publisher's description.

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Although an older work, this work is useful when documenting early roads, their design and construction.

This work focuses on transport modelling and planning and can serve as an instructional guide for an undergraduate or master’s curriculum. Includes mathematical models, graphs and illustrations

Although an older work, this book contains several useful chapters on the history of trucking in the United States to include Federal regulations, truck-rail or truck-water services, the labor situation, mounting burden of taxes, major markets for major industries (e.g. oil), development of class ratings and class rates, etc. Includes an appendix of historical tables of rates.

Although published in 1994, this work traces the history of the American Trucking Association, founded in 1933 which came about as the result of the merger of the American Highway Freight Association and the Federated Truck Associations of America. State associations are listed in charts to include their year of establishment. This work includes the biographies of early leaders in the Association. In addition, it includes an examination of ‘Interstate Movement and Highway Taxation’ is useful.

This work focuses on the ‘areas of traffic/transportation, import/export and warehousing..’ The work discusses logistics as a tool to reduce costs. Contains a useful ‘table of figures, several appendices, a glossary and index.

Illustrated with both figures and tables, this work examine how an understanding of the economics of transport is critical to solving all the aspects of transport specifically in Europe
"Transport continues to present considerable challenges for both policymakers and economists throughout the world. This book provides a rigorous analytical approach to transport economics and transport policy, showing how economic principles can be applied to problems and practical solutions derived. As well as providing detailed coverage on the conventional topics of demand, costs, market structure, externalities, investment appraisal and regulation, the book also examines the wider role of transport in the economy as a whole. In addition, the authors address the important link between transport and issues of location, urban and regional development, and economic growth. Throughout the book there are frequent references to policy issues at both the national and EU level, complemented by a comprehensive discussion on the different ways in which policy has evolved in various European countries. The concluding chapter draws together some of the problems encountered in moving from the theories and models developed in the book to the actual implementation of specific policy measures. The authors believe that only policies based on a thorough understanding of the economics of transport can help solve some of the pressing problems facing governments across Europe. This unique book addresses a wide range of issues and makes use of cutting-edge data to provide a set of universal tools to analyze and inform policy at all levels. It assumes only a basic knowledge of economics and will be essential reading for students at advanced undergraduate and postgraduate level following courses on transport economics, regional science, urban studies and geography. It will also prove a valuable source of reference for policymakers involved in the provision and regulation of transport and researchers interested in transport planning and policy."--From the publisher's description.

Although an older work, this book details the story of trucking on the Pennsylvania Railroad and how the final movement of freight on “local” or “peddle” freight cars for a particular area were assembled for ease of distribution when linked with a local motor truck for deliveries to the community. This practice became immediately successful and trucks became known as ‘substituted’ service in place of local freight trains. Includes a chronological list of companies and their histories.

Illustrated with diagrams and charts, this work examines the use of statistics in transportation models to develop policies to pinpoint deficiencies in transportation policy and improve traffic safety.
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In recent years, transportation systems have been judged on performance-based outcomes, thus, quantitative methods have become increasingly important to such assessments.. Transportation Statistics brings together the work of experts on the latest methods and the applications of those methods to the many modes of transportation statistics at the international level.  It details applications of the appropriate statistical methods and other quantitative methods such as operations research and performance measurement.

This work traces the early history of the trucking industry, state regulation and the Truck Associational Movement, state truck regulation, Interstate Commerce Commission, Federal Truck Regulation, Motor Carrier Act of 1935 and the early years of regulation. Exhaustive footnotes and well indexed make this an essential tool for research on this topic.

This work, illustrated with photos of trucking companies and alphabetically arranged, includes brief histories of 48 companies. Useful when examining the history of a company. Nearly all companies included no longer exist; or, have merged with other companies.