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Cost of Operating Refrigerated Trucks for Hauling Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

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  • Boles, Patrick P.

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This report uses synthetic cost analysis to develop per mile costs for operating refrigerated trucks hauling fresh fruits and vegetables. The effects of multiple pickups and deliveries and loaded backhaul on costs are examined. The relationship between product density and rates is also examined. In general, the cost per mile decreases as the length of trip is increased. Loaded backhaul and multiple pickups and deliveries increase the per mile cost considerably for shorter trips but only slightly for the longer trips. The primary factor determining the level of cost per mile is the degree of driver-truck utilization. Product density has considerable effect on the rates that must be charged to cover a trucker’s cost.

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  • Boles, Patrick P., 1977. "Cost of Operating Refrigerated Trucks for Hauling Fresh Fruits and Vegetables," Miscellaneous Publications 337452, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersmp:337452
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.337452
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    1. Casavant, Kenneth L. & Nelson, David C., 1967. "An Economic Analysis of the Costs of Operating Grain Trucking Firms in North Dakota," Agribusiness & Applied Economics Report 104059, North Dakota State University, Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics.
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    1. Spilka, Walter Jr. & Kenyon, David E. & Shabman, Leonard A., 1978. "Water-Rail Rate Competition And The Competitive Position Of The Northeastern Poultry Industry," Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 7(1), pages 1-5, April.
    2. Spilka, Walter Jr. & Kenyon, David E. & Shabman, Leonard A., 1978. "Water-Rail Rate Competition And The Competitive Position Of The Northeastern Poultry Industry," Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 0(Number 1), pages 1-5, April.
    3. Casavant, Ken L. & Newkirk, Jonathan R., 1991. "Moving Pacific Northwest Fruits and Vegetables: What Costs Are Important," Transportation Research Forum Proceedings 1990s 319085, Transportation Research Forum.

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