Economic Benefits of Productivity Increases Through Truck-to-Rail Mode Shift in Freight Transport.

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• Creators:
  Kawamura, Kazuya ; Fu, Elizabeth ; McNally, Alexandra
• Corporate Creators:
  National University Rail Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Freight transportation
  • Economic benefits
  • Intermodal transportation
  • Trucking
  • Mathematical models
  • Railroad transportation
  • Research Hub
  • Economics
  • Freight Transportation
  • Motor Carriers
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  NURail2012-UIC-R09
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Chicago (Illinois) ; United States
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  01599283
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  National University Rail Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  Although the study of economic benefits of improving (or not improving) the efficiency of freight movement has been recognized as one of the critical research topic by the decision makers and researchers alike, there remains a dearth of transparent and theoretically sound method to actually estimate the impacts. While there are many factors, the lack of reliable tools to simulate how the efficiency changes affect the flow of goods and also the absence of the framework to translate the output into an economic impact measure are two major obstacles. This study applies a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model for the Chicago region to analyze the impacts of productivity increase in the trucking sector.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Grant Number: DTRT12-G-UTC18 (Grant 1) ; NURail Project ID: NURail2012-UIC-R09
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/30847/dot_30847_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 322.53 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6d15f8bf77b50cd958fba255d0b577b1f005588327bee1d485988a1ee9fcd9ac