Making truck-rail intermodal more competitive.

Details

• Creators:
  Kawamura, Kazuya ; Wittwer, Ernie ; Varda, John
• Corporate Creators:
  National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Intermodal transportation
  • Railroads
  • Trucking
  • Freight traffic
  • Environmental impacts
  • Policy
  • Mode choice
  • Costs
• Publication/ Report Number:
  CFIRE 02-28
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  Truck-rail intermodal freight is a technique that can gain much of the benefit of truck service and rail efficiency. Despite the attraction of the mode ; choice and its benefit in reducing emissions and highway congestion, the mode typically is used only over long distances. While a number of ; environmental factors, such as the price of fuel and labor, are combining to make intermodal more attractive, the question remains as to what measures ; public policymakers might employee to speed the adoption of intermodal. To gain insight into this question, professionals from the logistics industries ; were interviewed.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT06-G-0020
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28204/dot_28204_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 661.05 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3f7087e55c02476b328389691831209c25244180f6b736f87b7c8bc253a142aa