A forecast of the effects of containerization on the transportation system in the state of Virginia : December 1973.

Details

• Creators:
  McGeehan, Daniel D.
• Corporate Creators:
  Virginia Highway Research Council ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Containerization
  • Intermodal services
  • Containerization--Virginia.
  • Freight and freightage--Virginia.
• Publication/ Report Number:
  VHRC 73-R27
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Virginia
• Corporate Publisher:
  Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC)
• Abstract:
  It was found that valid predictions of the use of containers were extremely difficult to make because of the lack of reliable data. Further, during the time of the study, the local ports negotiated for international consolidation, the dollar was devalued, and relations with foreign countries and the nation's export policies were changed. Because the states through which most container traffic was flowing N.C., W. Va., and Tenn. did not allow twin-trailers, the Virginia twin-trailer prohibition was not considered to be a significant inhibitor to such traffic. And, since less than 1% of the containers entering Virginia ports were overweight, the state's limits on axle weights were not an inhibitor.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18696/dot_18696_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.51 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e82e7dddc6eae0580461bd8285354f749bbd0e11c91bb08606cb62a689d7b6f9