Leveraging the Freight Network: 10 Steps to Improved Modal Connectivity

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Ten steps to improve modal connectivity
• Creators:
  Finkbiner, Thomas L. ; Prince, Theodore
• Corporate Creators:
  National Center for Intermodal Transportation for Economic Competitiveness
• Corporate Contributors:
  University of Colorado at Denver ; Mississippi State University
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Shipments
  • Containerization
  • Freight service
  • Freight and freightage--United States--Management
  • Shipment of goods--United States--Management
  • Containerization--United States--Management
  • Research Hub
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Colorado ; United States
• OCLC Number:
  727948536
• Corporate Publisher:
  National Center for Intermodal Transportation
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-FREIGHT-Freight Planning and Policy ; NTL-FREIGHT-Intermodalism ; NTL-FREIGHT-Freight Economics and Finance
• Abstract:
  Historically, the U.S. federal government has recognized—and supported—the national development of transportation infrastructure necessary for economic growth and national defense. For many years, any investment was an improvement. However, such a haphazard arrangement is no longer acceptable. Today, we find ourselves with a funding mechanism as dysfunctional as the policy mechanism itself. Transportation is an asset-based, network-operating business. Unfortunately, the system cannot efficiently accommodate the demands being placed on the road, rail, and waterway networks. In 2005, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave our nation’s infrastructure a grade of D+ and estimated a $1.6 trillion price to repair it.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18496/dot_18496_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.94 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:82a5edfe8940aa61bb162b2f4b09b215f877103f4335ea1b64701a49a29badb9