There are at least two basic reasons for the tremendous growth in trucking of exempt commodities in the past six years: a protracted rail transportation capacity shortage and grain handling capacity shortage which lasted from October of 1977 through January of 1980; and rail pricing policy which made trucking of exempt commodities profitable.
The study was conducted in two phases. Phase 1 compares the safety performance of agricultural and non-agricultural carriers for the period 2005 throu...
The primary purpose of this report is to illustrate the distribution methods and patterns of barley and oats. Basic data regarding this activity for r...
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