Truck driver shortage revisited

Transportation Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 5-16

  Min, Hokey ^a   Lambert, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b Norton Orthopedic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; LABOR SUPPLY; TRUCKING; TURNOVER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037693963     PISSN: 00411612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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