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| Mussell, Al; Fruin, Jerry E.. |
| Motor carriers face a number of regulations in carrying on their business. Trucks are typically regulated as to their length, width, height, load (in terms of gross vehicle weight), and axle weight. The purpose of these regulations is to promote public safety and protect the quality of road surfaces. Highway regulations affecting motor carriers are primarily a state-level responsibility in the United States. Minnesota has its own set of truck size and weight regulations as do neighboring states and Canadian provinces. Because states set their own regulations on truck size and weight, the commercial trucking industry measures the appropriateness of Minnesota regulations to a large extent based on their congruence with those in adjacent states. The... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Public Economics. |
| Ano: 1997 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14231 |
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| Fruin, Jerry E.; Fortowsky, J. Keith. |
| Proposals to close the Minneapolis Upper Harbor, and convert the area to housing, light industry and recreational uses, would eliminate the barge movement of commodities to/from the Upper Harbor. Several proposals have assumed that this would also eliminate associated freight movement through this area of Minneapolis. However, there would still be a need to move materials such as sand and gravel, cement, steel products, and other construction materials into Minneapolis; and scrap metals from Minneapolis. Truck movements of grain, fertilizer and other commodities from/to northwest of Minneapolis would be rerouted over land through or around Minneapolis to utilize downstream harbors. This study estimates the private costs and public externality costs imposed... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use; Public Economics. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14057 |
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| Fruin, Jerry E.. |
| A healthy, shallow, draft barge industry is essential to the well-being of U.S. agriculture. Sixty percent of U.S. farm grain, oilseed and feed exports (which is 25 percent of the world trade in grain and oilseeds) is transported on the Mississippi River system. This low cost transportation system is also used to transport 25 percent of U.S. farm fertilizer and is important for other farm inputs. U.S. farm exports are a major factor in reducing our balance of payments deficit and maintaining the strength of the dollar. |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Public Economics. |
| Ano: 1995 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13553 |
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