Why do carriers use owner operators in the U.S. for-hire trucking industry?

Transportation Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 22-35

  Han, Chaodong ^a   Corsi, Thomas M ^a   Grimm, Curtis M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SERVICE SECTOR; TRUCKING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53649102676     PISSN: 00411612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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