TABLE OF CONTIvXTti 



Page 

 The Problem 3 



Method and 8eope of Study 4 



Transportation of Milk to Lancaster 7 



Transportation of Milk to Nashua 11 



General Features of the Commercial Hauling of Milk in 



New Hampshire 12 



Comparison of Physical Characteristics of Routes Classi- 

 fied Accordin<i' to Region and Operator 14 



Trucking Charges under Conditions of Perfect (^inipetition 17 



Analysis of Trucking Charges 20 



Extent to Which Avei-age Charges on Similar 



Routes Approach Eipiality. 

 Extent to Which Individual Charges Paid by Pro- 

 ducers Vary witii Distance from Market. 



Extent to Which Individual Charges Vary with the 

 Amount of Milk Collected per Producer. 



Variation among Routes Similar in Volume but 

 Differing in Distance Traveknl. 



Relationship between Average Charge per Route 

 and Total Volume of Milk Carried. 



Relationship of Rates to Road Conditions, Serv- 

 ices Rendered, etc. 



Compai'ison of Rates Charged by IndependiMits' 

 and Distiibniors" Ti'ucks in the Connecticut 

 Valley and in the Merrimack-Coastal Region. 



( 'onclusions 28 



Appendix 30 



