Freight energy use disaggregated by commodity: Comparisons and discussion

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1641, 1998, Pages 3-8

  Vanek, Francis M ^a   Morlok, Edward K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; TRUCKS; VEHICLES;

COMMODITY; FREIGHT ENERGY USE;

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0032157925     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1641-01     Document Type: Review

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