Title: The profitability of the timber transport business before and after deregulation
Abstract: The purpose of the study was to determine how timber transport businesses have succeeded after deregulation. A second goal was to determine whether it is possible to collect year‐end reports from businesses by using a mail inquiry and so measure reliably the so‐called strategic variables that are central to success. The possibility of using mailed questionnaires would eliminate costly personal interviews. Many changes have taken place in the trucking contracting business since deregulation in 1991. Partly in consequence of this, approximately one out of every five businesses have ceased to operate. The most common reason for termination was declining economic viability. The economic health of the businesses still in operation has deteriorated; but not conclusively. The rate of return from the mail inquiry was low, both as far as year‐end results and the questionnaire were concerned. Measurement of the most important strategic variables also proved difficult on the basis of the mail inquiry.
Publication Year: 1997
Publication Date: 1997-05-01
Language: en
Type: article
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