Fall 2008 JTRF
Table of Contents

A Message from the Editor
Kofi Obeng and Michael W. Babcock

Articles:

• The Mississippi River System Shallow Draft Barge Market - Perfectly Competitive or Oligopolistic?
  by C. Phillip Baumel
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• Analysis of Cost at FAA’s En Route Centers: An Empirical Perspective
  by Dipasis Bhadra, David Chin, Anthony Dziepak, and Kate Harback
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• Creation of Truck Axle Load Spectra Using Weigh-in-Motion Data
  by Yi Jiang, Shuo Li, Tommy Nantung, Kirk Mangold, and Scott A. MacArthur
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• Improving On-Time Performance for Long-Distance Passenger Trains Operating on Freight Routes
  by Carl D. Martland
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• A Simulation-Based Approximation Algorithm for Dynamic Marginal Cost Pricing
  by Ampol Karoonsoontawong, Satish Ukkusuri, S. Travis Waller, and Kara M. Kockelman
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• Texas-Mexico Cross Border Truck Operations: Are Mexican NAFTA Trucks Unsafe?
  by Jason West and Robert Harrison
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• Relationship Between Perceived In-Cabin Air Quality and Truck Drivers' Self-Reported Health and Alertness
  by Richard Tay, Zhongchao Tan, and Xiaoying Cheng
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• Effectiveness of Seat Belts in Reducing Injuries: A Different Approach Based on KABCO Injury Severity Scale
  by Sunanda Dissanayake and Indike Ratnayake
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Book Reviews:

• Taking the High Road
  by Joshua Schank
  
• Railroad Economics
  by Brian W. Sloboda
  

On the cover: The NAFTA contained a provision allowing Mexican motor carriers to operate anywhere in the U.S. The provision has never been implemented, partly due to the perception that Mexican trucks are unsafe. In "Texas-Mexico Cross Border Truck Operations: Are Mexican NAFTA Trucks Unsafe?" Jason West and Robert Harrison examine validity of this perception. (photo credit: www.CBP.gov)

General Editors: Michael W. Babcock, Kansas State University and Kofi Obeng, North Carolina A&T State University

Book Review Editor: Jack S. Ventura, Surface Transportation Board

Associate Editors: Richard Gritta, University of Portland; Robert Harrison, University of Texas; Kevin H. Horn, G.E.C. Inc.; Patrick McCarthy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Barry Prentice, University of Manitoba; and Carl Scheraga, Fairfield University.

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