Comparison of Special Group Experiences in Establishing Independent Motor Carrier Businesses : Volume 1. Executive Summary.

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• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.) ; Transportation & Economics Research Associates Inc.
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Common carriers
  • Freight transportation
  • Credit
  • Financing
  • Licenses
  • Interstate commerce
  • Interstate transportation
  • Regional transportation
  • Transportation operations
  • Trucks
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-OST-79-3-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the Secretary
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-FREIGHT-FREIGHT ; NTL-FREIGHT-Freight Economics and Finance ; NTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE ; NTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-Freight Economics and Finance ; NTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-Funding
• Abstract:
  The report summarizes the experiences and special problems of minority trucking firms. The firms are classified as unregulated local truckers, unregulated owner-operators, and regulated interstate common carriers. Although the general findings reflect small business problems that affect minorities and non-minorities alike, minority truckers seem to have more trouble developing financial resources. The most important findings is that minority common carriers have found it nearly impossible to acquire operating authority through the regular channels -- generally, they purchase their operating rights.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-TSC-1636
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10623/dot_10623_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 547.43 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7ce33e1f5188978be49ca0d35e131d3a6165d37d4e8b54ec213a7ce5cdcb090e