MPC Reports

This study examines the impacts that railroad and trucking deregulation had on rail labor earnings and employment. Although the impacts that deregulation has had on prici [...]

This study examines the cost conditions present in the Class I railroad industry. Recent mergers and merger proposals have brought forth questions regarding the desirabil [...]

North Dakota has more than I 02,000 miles of rural roads. Approximately half of these roads are paved and the rest are gravel or dirt. Counties or townships usually are r [...]

The logistical function of inventory management has greatly changed greatly over the last few decades. Historically, inventories have been used to manage production and w [...]

This study examines the impacts of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA90) on coal production and coal flows. The CAAA90 take a markedly different approach to pollu [...]

There are two major players in the transportation system: users and providers. Traditionally, public agencies (transportation agencies at the federal, state, county, and [...]

Recent elimination of the Interstate Commerce Commission, pending rail mergers of major carriers, and the recent attempts to set maximum reasonable rate guidelines have i [...]

Public concern about hazardous materials, such as agricultural fertilizers, has steadily increased. Thus, North Dakota created Recommended Management Practices for The Pr [...]