The rate of truck crashes and fatalities has more than doubled over the last 10 years.The minimum levels of insurance were set in 1980, have not changed in 41 years, and are now completely inadequate.Trucking insurance is decreasing in cost and makes up only around 4% of operating costs.Raising...

The paper provides evidence of the effects of changes in transport costs on the geographic concentration of industries. The analysis uses micro-level commodity flow data and micro-geographic plant-level data to construct industry-specific ad valorem trucking rates and continuous measures of...

The paper provides evidence of the effects of changes in transport costs on the geographic concentration of industries. The analysis uses micro-level commodity flow data and micro-geographic plant-level data to construct industry-specific ad valorem trucking rates and continuous measures of...