Toward sustainable trucking: Reducing emissions and fuel consumption

Transportation Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 108-120

  Larson, Paul D ^a   Elias, Arne ^b   Viafara, Jairo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Elias Consulting   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FORMATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FUEL CONSUMPTION; INVESTMENT LOCATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TAX SYSTEM; TRUCKING;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84878563197     PISSN: 00411612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/tnp.2013.0001     Document Type: Article

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