Karpoff, Edward; Webster, Fred C. - In: Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 13 (1984) 1:
Costs involved in double-bottoms (tandem trailers) and TOFC (trailer-on-flatcar; piggyback) were modeled and compared with conventional over-the-road transport of bulk milk from northern Vermont in single trailers. Both modes were found to be both cost-effective and fuel-sparing alternatives to...