Study of rural transportation issues.

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Agriculture ; United States. Department of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Rural transportation
  • Agriculture
  • Rural transportation--United States
  • Agriculture--Transportation--United States
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Agriculture ; United States. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  This report is in response to Section 6206 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (PL ; 110-246), which directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and Transportation jointly to conduct a ; study of rural transportation issues. The report reviews transportation and its effect on rural ; communities, with an emphasis on agricultural transportation. It looks in depth into each of ; the four major modes of transportation commonly used by agriculture in the United States: ; trucking, railroads, barges, and ocean vessels, examining each in the light of its ability to meet ; rural America’s transportation needs now and in the future. It identifies some broad issues that ; merit attention from policy makers. ; Transportation is critical to U.S. agriculture, which raises the food for America and feeds a ; hungry world with its abundance. Our transportation system moves food from farms to our ; tables, and to ports for export to foreign markets. The four major modes work together in a ; seamless network, cooperating and competing with one another in a balanced and flexible ; system that delivers products efficiently and economically in an ever-changing market. ; Agriculture is the largest user of freight transportation in the United States, claiming 31 percent ; of all ton-miles transported in the United States in 2007. Much of this freight travels out of the ; country. Global agricultural supply and demand have changed rapidly since 1990. Corn and ; soybeans have increased dramatically in both consumption and production. During the past 5 ; years, half of American wheat was exported, along with 36 percent of the soybean crop and 19 ; percent of the corn crop. These exports travel from the inland areas of the United States where ; they are produced to borders and ports by way of a network of trucks, trains, and barges. ; The need for agricultural transportation will continue to increase, based on projected growth in ; the demand for U.S. agricultural products domestically and overseas.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17851/dot_17851_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 29.43 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4ca83235c4417a666a8011b4f0ceca2d72132decf4c9d46b50ac9da05e32803f