Safety technology adoption patterns in the U.S. motor carrier industry

Transportation Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 20-45

  Cantor, David E ^a   Corsi, Thomas M ^b   Grimm, Curtis M ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY; TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33748513500     PISSN: 00411612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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