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Every time a shipment is handled or re - handled by carrier personnel , both the carrier's costs and the susceptibility to damage increase . The clerical costs per unit of weight are greater for small than for large shipments , because ...
Every time a shipment is handled or re - handled by carrier personnel , both the carrier's costs and the susceptibility to damage increase . The clerical costs per unit of weight are greater for small than for large shipments , because ...
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As the eminent John R. Turney has stated : 18 The use of cost in ratemaking is as dangerous as it is essential . ... As was presented in the preceding section , many factors in addition to carrier costs enter into the final ...
As the eminent John R. Turney has stated : 18 The use of cost in ratemaking is as dangerous as it is essential . ... As was presented in the preceding section , many factors in addition to carrier costs enter into the final ...
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for an accurate statistical statement of costs , although unquestionably valuable for many purposes , can only show what has already transpired . Simply stated , accounting and cost records are historical records .
for an accurate statistical statement of costs , although unquestionably valuable for many purposes , can only show what has already transpired . Simply stated , accounting and cost records are historical records .
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Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
SHIPPING DOCUMENTSPART I | 7 |
SHIPPING DOCUMENTSPART II | 30 |
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| Title | Elements of Freight Traffic |
| Author | William Way |
| Contributor | American Trucking Associations. Regular Common Carrier Conference |
| Publisher | Regular Common Carrier Conference, ATA, 1956 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 4 Aug 2006 |
| Length | 327 pages |
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