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Impacts of Fuel Costs, Distance-To-Market, and Equipment Utilization on Relative Costs of Trailer-On-Flatcar and Truck Transportation for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in the South
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 April 2015
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Throughout the principal fresh fruit and vegetable (FFV) growing areas in southeastern and southwestern states, trucking is the dominant mode for transporting fresh produce to the northeast and upper Midwest. The dramatic shift to trucks in the last 30 years has virtually displaced the railroads from FFV transportation.
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