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ESTIMATING TRUCK RATES FOR REFRIGERATED FOOD PRODUCTS.

Author(s) : WARD J. B., FARRIS D. E.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE STUDY PROVIDES ANALYSIS OF TRUCK RATE PATTERNS AND ALTERNATIVE RATE-ESTIMATING EQUATIONS. THE ORIGINAL OBJECTIVE WAS TO PROVIDE SHIPPING COST ESTIMATES FOR A NATIONAL BEEF-MARKETING MODEL INVOLVING 30 REGIONS OF THE UNITES STATES. THE DATA SET IS 254 RATES FOR REFRIGERATED SHIPMENTS OF BOXED FRESH MEAT THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES IN 1988. DISTANCE OF THE ROUTES RANGE FROM 50 TO 2,923 MILES. THE AVERAGE ROUTE IS 1,181 MILES, AT A COST OF $ 1,324 PER LOAD OR $ 3.31 PER CWT. THE AVERAGE COST PER 100 MILES WAS $ 0.28 PER CWT. TO IMPROVE THIS SIMPLE PROCEDURE, BOTHARITHMETIC AND LOG EQUATIONS WERE FITTED TO THE DATA. THEIR MAIN VALUE SHOULD BE TO IDENTIFY RATE PATTERNS AND FOR MARKET ANALYSIS AND PLANNING.

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  • Original title: ESTIMATING TRUCK RATES FOR REFRIGERATED FOOD PRODUCTS.
  • Record ID : 1991-1376
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. Food Distrib. Res. - vol. 21 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1990
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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