Short-line railroad managers discuss their industry

Johnson, James C.; McClure, Diane J.; Schneider, Kenneth C.; Wood, Donald

doi:10.1023/b:port.0000007185.58284.ed

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“…This response on 'lack of respectability' associated with the trucking profession is consistent with the findings of Johnson, et al (2010of Johnson, et al ( , 2011.…”

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“…The job and life of long distance truckers is fraught with both folklore of adventure and the challenges of basically working alone and the frequent absences from home and family. In a comprehensive study of longdistance truckers discussing their jobs, Johnson, et al (2010), uncovered the following factors identified by trucker respondents that would improve quality of life: fewer government rules and regulations, more time at home, more parking availability for their trucks, greater respect for the trucking profession, spending less time waiting to load and unload their vehicles, better quality truck stops, driving newer trucks, and fairer treatment by police. All of these work environment factors were found to impact perceptions of work quality of life.…”

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Truck Drivers – The Under-Respected Link in the Supply Chain : A Quasi-Ethnographic Perspective Using Qualitative Appreciative Inquiry

Williams

George

2014

OSCM: An Int. Journal

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Long-distance truckers are the lifeblood of complex supply chain networks. Thus, it is important to analyze ways to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of these professionals. In particular, what factors contribute to their job satisfaction, quality of life, and overall success? These questions are partially answered in this study using the framework of appreciative inquiry to construct a comprehensive sketch of the day-today lives of long-distance truckers. While other aspects of the supply chain have been studied extensively, relatively less research has been directed toward understanding the nuances of the trucking way of life. The current paper offers some partial solutions, research directions, and managerial guidance.

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“…This response on 'lack of respectability' associated with the trucking profession is consistent with the findings of Johnson, et al (2010of Johnson, et al ( , 2011.…”

Section: On Compensationsupporting

confidence: 90%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Truck Drivers – The Under-Respected Link in the Supply Chain : A Quasi-Ethnographic Perspective Using Qualitative Appreciative Inquiry

Williams

George

2014

OSCM: An Int. Journal

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“…While Class I railroads move goods across the country, short‐lines tend to be locally or regionally operated, though there is a trend toward the consolidation of multiple short‐lines under holding companies (Johnson et al. ). Local railroad infrastructure is an underutilized asset that offers opportunities for future growth, but public investment will be required.…”

Section: Short‐line Railroads and The Railroad Renaissancementioning

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“…The federal public policy focus is on the major railroads and their improvements, so each state must decide what policy to take toward local short-lines (AASHTO 2013). 1 While Class I railroads move goods across the country, short-lines tend to be locally or regionally operated, though there is a trend toward the consolidation of multiple short-lines under holding companies (Johnson et al 2004). Local railroad infrastructure is an underutilized asset that offers opportunities for future growth, but public investment will be required.…”

Section: Short-line Railroads and The Railroad Renaissancementioning

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Realizing the economic development benefits of short‐line railroads: the case of Mississippi

Miller

Stich

2014

Regional Science Policy & Practice

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Short‐line railroads are re‐emerging as an important component of the nation's freight transportation infrastructure. These rail lines are mostly intrastate and tend not to be highly profitable, but have significant economic development implications. Mostly private operations, they will require public investment in order to recover from years of neglect; and an appropriate public policy needs to be developed. This paper explores the case of short‐lines in Mississippi in order to shed light on the economic development and policy issues involved with this aspect of the transportation system that has received relatively little attention. The findings highlight concerns with cost‐benefit analysis as the sole determinant of public policy and the need for economic developers to become more involved with this transportation issue. It is proposed that a more nuanced decision process be utilized and multi‐state best practice studies of short‐line rail policy are recommended.

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“…For example, entering the vertically integrated transport market of the US is much more difficult (see Hilmola and Szekely, 2006;Hilmola et al, 2007). Interestingly, free vertically integrated competition increased the amount of smaller railway companies significantly in the US, since these provide the necessary cost efficiency and customer service in short-distance and/or small-volume transport (Johnson et al, 2004).…”

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Analysing the future of railway freight competition: a Delphi study in Finland

Mäkitalo

Hilmola

2010

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Purpose -The entire sector of railway transport is in a state of flux in Europe as deregulation and structural changes are affecting the traditional transport mode. Even though the aim has been to increase railway freight competition, markets have changed only slightly, and the market shares of incumbent railway companies are remaining high. Some EU countries have not attracted any new entrants, which is also the current situation in Finland. This paper aims to assess how the Finnish railway freight competition develops and to analyze different views on railway transport policy. Design/methodology/approach -This research work analyses a Delphi questionnaire directed at 52 Finnish experts in this branch. Responses on the questionnaire were gathered during year 2005 (competition in Finland in railway freight started 2007) within two rounds with appropriate amount of response rate. Respondents were from the public and private sectors, actors working closely with railway transports and logistics. With an expert profiling matrix, three different railway transport policy viewpoint groups are identified, and character descriptions for these are constructed.Findings -Based on a qualitative expert profiling analysis, it is argued that there exist three different argument types in Finnish railway transport policy. The authors have constructed character descriptions for each group based on material collected by the Delphi technique. They conclude that the policy definitions have followed the views of the moderate group and the realization of the deregulation process has been slow, even though a great amount of competition was expected.Research limitations/implications -The research work is limited to the Finnish railway freight transport market, where development of competition on rails has been sluggish. To further confirm the used methodology, and the identified railway freight competition policy group types, the research work should be repeated in some other country, and particularly in an environment where competition has shown activity immediately after deregulation.Originality/value -The research represents methodology to foresee the future development of deregulated industries, and especially in the transportation sector. The paper's approach can be used to divide stakeholders into groups and to make policy analysis. The problem with to-be-deregulated industry is often lack of competition, new actors and governmental actions, and therefore the used Delphi technique offers potential to gather empirical material before any activity has actually started in the observed industry.

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Short-line railroad managers discuss their industry

Cited by 13 publications

References 2 publications

Truck Drivers – The Under-Respected Link in the Supply Chain : A Quasi-Ethnographic Perspective Using Qualitative Appreciative Inquiry

Truck Drivers – The Under-Respected Link in the Supply Chain : A Quasi-Ethnographic Perspective Using Qualitative Appreciative Inquiry

Realizing the economic development benefits of short‐line railroads: the case of Mississippi

Analysing the future of railway freight competition: a Delphi study in Finland

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