Productivity and efficiency in the trucking industry: Accounting for traffic fatalities

International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-61

  Weber, Mary Margaret ^a   Weber, William L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Death; Traffic; Transport industry; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900560061     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09600030410515673     Document Type: Article

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