Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Award Date
1978
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department / School
Economics
First Advisor
William F. Payne
Abstract
The objectives of this thesis are: 1. Estimate the cost equations of transporting grain by farm truck and semi-trailer truck in South Dakota, 2. Estimate the cost of transporting grain by farm truck in the Watertown to Doland and Watertown to Stratford branch line market areas, and 3. Use the results of objectives 1 and 2 to evaluate various alternatives if branch line abandonment occurs in the above market areas. The alternatives to be studied are: a. Trucking grain to the nearest elevator without rail service and receiving less for grain, b. Trucking grain to the nearest elevator with rail service and thereby increasing transportation costs to the farmer, and c. The purchase of semi-trailer trucks by local grain elevator managers.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Grain -- Transportation
Trucking -- South Dakota
Railroads -- Abandonment -- South Dakota
Format
application/pdf
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Keehn, Kenneth W., "The Cost of Transporting Grain by Truck in South Dakota with Special Reference to Proposed Rail Line Abandonment" (1978). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5567.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/5567