Operational implications of mobile communications in the motor carrier industry

Transportation Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 50-58

  Manrodt, Karl B ^a   Kent, John L ^b   Parker, R Stephen ^b  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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FREIGHT TRANSPORT; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041910884     PISSN: 00411612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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