The
Trucking
Industry
Program
(TIP),
founded
in
April
1995
with
the
support
of
the
Alfred
P.
Sloan
Foundation,
contributes
to
the
understanding
of
the
trucking
industry
through
a
multi-disciplinary
approach
involving
faculty
and
students
from
several
U.S.
universities,
including
the
Georgia
Institute
of
Technology,
the
University
of
Michigan,
and
Michigan
State
University.
At
present,
twelve
faculty
and
twelve
graduate
students
are
involved
with
TIP
research.
The
Trucking
Industry
Program
is
the
only
academic
program
in
the
United
States
engaged
in
comprehensive
research
on
issues
associated
with
labor,
the
firm,
and
the
operations
and
technology
in
the
trucking
industry.
TIP
goals
and
objectives
are:
-
To
examine
the
impact
of
the
trucking
service
industry
on
the
nation’s
economic
competitiveness,
while
also
considering
safety,
security,
congestion,
mobility,
environmental
impact,
and
energy
efficiency.
-
To
examine
the
impact
of
regulation,
technology,
human
resources,
business
strategy,
and
business
systems
on
the
efficiency
of
the
industry.
-
To
explore
the
trucking
service
industry’s
potential
for
providing
high-quality,
well-paying
jobs
and
attracting
a
quality
workforce.
-
To
involve
students
in
research
projects
leading
to
Ph.D.s
and
to
incorporate
what
we
learn
in
the
educational
process.
-
To
build
a
permanent,
nationally
recognized
center
for
research
and
education
specializing
in
trucking
service
industry
issues
with
the
dual
objectives
of
creating
and
disseminating
new
knowledge
relevant
to
the
trucking
industry
and
educating
future
researchers
and
educators
about
the
trucking
industry.
The
Trucking
Industry
Program
web
site
was
created
to
serve
as
the
nerve
center
for
future
research
on
the
trucking
industry.
It
is
designed
to
allow
researchers
and
educators
access
to
the
latest
publications
concerning
the
industry,
as
well
as
allow
for
the
establishment
of
a
nationwide
network
of
individuals
interested
in
trucking.
To
facilitate
research
on
the
trucking
industry,
individuals
can
access
the
TIP
Data
Center,
which
includes
links
to
sources
of
useful
information
such
as
the
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics
and
the
Department
of
Commerce.
In
addition,
TIP
members
will
be
able
to
access
data
sets
to
spur
future
research
concerning
the
industry.
To
help
develop
this
web
site,
TIP
members
are
encouraged
to
submit
titles
of
books
they
have
authored
or
edited,
as
well
as
research
articles
published
on
the
trucking
industry.
In
addition,
TIP
members
are
encouraged
to
share
useful
web
site
addresses,
data
sets,
and
updates
regarding
their
current
research
(e.g.,
working
papers).
Any
submissions
or
suggestions
concerning
the
TIP
web
site
should
be
directed
to
Russ
Ormiston
at
ormiston@msu.edu.
This
web
site
is
currently
a
work
in
progress,
so
please
be
patient
with
its
construction.
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