Summer 2016 (Vol. 55, No. 2)
Have the Major U.S. Air Carriers Finally Turned the Corner? A Financial Condition Assessment Abstract Rare prior to the deregulation of the airline industry, air carrier bankruptcies became rather endemic in the period 1982-2005. Since 1982, over 175 airlines have filed under the bankruptcy codes. This number includes eight of the carriers that were formerly referred to […]
Fall 2014 (Vol. 53, No. 3)
State Variation in Railroad Wheat Rates Abstract Wheat shippers in the Central Plains states have no cost effective transportation alternative to railroads. Wheat produced in these areas moves long distances to domestic processing and consumption locations or to ports for export. Wheat shippers in the Great Plains don’t have direct access to barge loading locations […]
Fall 2014 (Vol. 53, No. 3)
Forecast of CO2 Emissions from the U.S. Transporation Sector: Estimation From a Double Exponential Smoothing Model Abstract This study examines whether the decreasing trend in U.S. CO2 emissions from the transportation sector since the end of the 2000s will be shown across all states in the nation for 2012?2021. A double exponential smoothing model is […]
Fall 2014 (Vol. 53, No. 3)
The Magnitudes of Economic and Non-Economic Factors on the Demand for U.S. Domestic Air Travel Abstract The primary purpose of this study is to analyze air carriers’ behavior in capturing market share by examining the economic factors affecting passenger behavior toward air travel. This study also examines non-economic factors such as seasonality, unexpected events (9/11 […]
Fall 2014 (Vol. 53, No. 3)
Factors Contributing to Police Attendance at Motor Vehicle Crash Scenes Abstract Police attendance at a motor vehicle crash scene is important for investigating the causes of crashes, reducing secondary crashes, managing traffic, and reducing congestion. However, very little research has been conducted to examine the factors contributing to the likelihood of police attendance. This study […]
Spring 2014 (Vol. 54, No. 1)
Contributing Circumstances Impact on Missouri Teenage Driver Crash Fatalities Abstract Missouri data from 2002-2011 are used to analyze the major circumstances that increase the risk of fatality in crashes involving teenage drivers, given a motor vehicle crash occurs. The frequencies of contributing circumstances among teenage and older drivers are compared and a multinomial logistic regression […]
Summer 2014 (Vol. 53, No. 2)
Do State Fiscal Constraints Affect Implementation of Highway Public-Private Partnerships? A Panel Fixed Logit Assessment Abstract Infrastructure public-private partnerships (“P3s”) have gained considerable recognition as useful policy tools for state and local governments to deliver critically needed infrastructure projects. The objective of this study is to empirically test one of the claims often made regarding […]
Summer 2014 (Vol. 53, No. 2)
The Effect of Governance Forms on North American Airport Efficiency: A Comparative Analysis of Airport Authority vs. Government Branch Abstract This paper applies a stochastic cost frontier model to a panel of 54 major airports over 2002-2008 to examine how the two dominant governance forms of publicly owned airports in the United States and Canada, […]
Summer 2014 (Vol. 53, No. 2)
A Comprehensive Assessment of Highway Inventory Data Collection Methods Abstract The implementation of the Highway Safety Manual (HSM) at the state level has the potential to allow transportation agencies to proactively address safety concerns. However, the widespread utilization of HSM faces significant barriers as many state departments of transportations (DOTs) do not have sufficient HSM-required highway inventory data. […]
Summer 2014 (Vol. 53, No. 2)
Income and Exchange Rate Sensitivities of Cross-Border Freight Flows: Evidence from U.S.-Canada Exports and imports by Truck, Rail, Air, and Pipeline Abstract This paper aims to improve understanding of the long-run impacts of the gross domestic product (GDP), real exchange rate, and the producer price index (PPI) on U.S.-Canada bilateral freight flows in a dynamic framework. Special […]
