A Qualitative Study of the European Trucking Industry and Logistics Strategies Using the United States Motor Carrier Industry as a Guide

Author

David W. Butler
Andrew P. Wilhelm

Date of Award

9-1992

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

First Advisor

Craig M. Brandt, PhD

Second Advisor

Richard T. Taliaferro, PhD

Abstract

This study investigated the United States motor carrier industry experience with deregulation to afford a comparison with the European Community's (EC) expanded trade liberalization and harmonization program known as EC '92. Historical backgrounds were provided for the U.S. and European trucking industries highlighting significant similarities between the two. Relevant studies in the fields of trucking deregulation and logistics were reviewed Specifically, route control, price setting, efficiencies, and market share and concentration were analyzed. Logistics strategies arising from trucking deregulation were also examined.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GLM-LSM-92S-7

DTIC Accession Number

ADA258204

Comments

The authors' Vita pages are omitted.

Presented to the Faculty of the School of Systems and Logistics

Recommended Citation

Butler, David W. and Wilhelm, Andrew P., "A Qualitative Study of the European Trucking Industry and Logistics Strategies Using the United States Motor Carrier Industry as a Guide" (1992). Theses and Dissertations. 7388.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/7388