Perceptions of freight transportation.

Details

• Creators:
  Haynes, Don ; Wells, William
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Baltimore. Schaefer Center for Public Policy
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Freight Traffic Freight Transportation Public Opinion Surveys
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MD-14-SHA-UB-3-2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Maryland
• Corporate Publisher:
  Maryland. State Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  In order to better understand what the general public perceptions are in Maryland about freight movement and its
  
  importance to the state, the Maryland Department of Transportation asked the Schaefer Center at the University of
  
  Baltimore to conduct a survey. From February 26 – August 19, 2014, 808 surveys were completed using a sample of
  
  landline telephones and cell phones. Respondents were asked a series of screening questions to ensure that they were
  
  at least 18 years of age and currently held a Maryland driver’s license. Drivers with a commercial driver’s license
  
  who drove trucks commonly referred to as “18-wheelers,” were also screened out of the sample.
  
  The survey resulted in a number of interesting findings. Among them was the fact that 14% of those surveyed were
  
  aware of the Maryland Statewide Freight Plan. While MDOT would like to further promote the plan, the original
  
  expectation was that public awareness would be lower. Several other findings are highlighted below:
  
   When asked what mode of transportation comes to mind when thinking about freight movement, 63% said
  
  trucking (i.e. highways) and 30% said rail.
  
   When asked how important they thought it was to ensure an efficient freight transportation system, 96% of
  
  respondents said it was very important or important.
  
   When asked which areas of the state were primarily affected by freight movement in Maryland, 72% said that it
  
  affects the entire state equally.
  
   When asked about the biggest safety concern, 48% state it was truck driver fatigue and 30% said it was trucks
  
  driving at high speeds.
  
   When asked to select one mode of transportation to make a top investment priority, 63% said highways and 26%
  
  said rail.  
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  SP309B4K
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3e937c4432889f7f6bda87744f9153000c3e2d9ea44499a1201d53192978a8bd
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28151/dot_28151_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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