Publications
Publications
- February 1988 (Revised August 2000)
- HBS Case Collection
Note on the U.S. Freight Transportation Industry
By: Janice H. Hammond and John E. P. Morrison
Abstract
Describes the major modes of domestic freight transportation (motor carrier, rail, air, water, and pipelines). Examines the characteristics of the transportation service that each mode provides and discusses changes in the industry that have resulted from recent regulatory reform. Intended to provide background information for the transportation cases used in the Business Logistics course.
Keywords
Change; Governing Rules, Regulations, And Reforms; Industry Structures; Logistics; Service Operations; Transportation; United States
Citation
Hammond, Janice H., and John E. P. Morrison. "Note on the U.S. Freight Transportation Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 688-080, February 1988. (Revised August 2000.)
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