| Description |
1 online resource (163 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Approach and interview summary -- Evolution and state of the U.S. freight-transportation system -- Determinants of highway, rail, and port capacity -- Overarching issues for improving freight transportation and implications for policy |
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Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE -- Introduction; Freight-Transportation Issues; The Questions We Addressed; CHAPTER TWO -- Approach and Interview Summary; Literature Review; Stakeholder Interviews; Meta-Analysis of Existing Studies; CHAPTER THREE -- Evolution and State of the U.S. Freight-Transportation System; Most Freight Movement Is Domestic; Most Freight Is Moved by Truck; Freight Ton-Miles Are Distributed Nearly Equally on Railways and Highways |
| Summary |
Efficient movement of freight within the United States and across its borders is a critical enabler of future U.S. economic growth. The authors provide an overview of the freight-transportation system and the problems it faces, concluding with a discussion of key system-modernization issues, including increasing capacity, making the system less vulnerable to disruption, addressing environmental concerns, and building support for funding |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-124) |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2023. HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| In |
Books at JSTOR: Open Access JSTOR |
| Subject |
Freight and freightage -- United States
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Freight and freightage -- United States -- Forecasting
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TRANSPORTATION -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Terrorism.
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Freight and freightage
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Freight and freightage -- Forecasting
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Van Roo, Ben D.
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Yoho, Keenan D.
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| LC no. |
2009022944 |
| ISBN |
9780833048998 |
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0833048996 |
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9780815704751 |
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0815704755 |
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9781282398597 |
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1282398598 |
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