Guidebook : using public transportation to facilitate last mile package delivery.

Details

• Creators:
  Edrington, Suzie ; Elgart, Zachary ; Miller, Kristi ; Tan, Shuman ; Warner, Jeffery E.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Cargo Handling Logistics Physical Distribution Pickup And Delivery Service Rural Transit
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  This guidebook is designed to inform rural transit operators of how to implement a package delivery service using information and input gathered from the state-of-the practice scan, the fact-finding questionnaire, and stakeholder workshops. The guidebook summarizes the fiscal, coordination, and transportation impacts of rural transit package delivery service and provides elements for consideration in developing and implementing package delivery service using rural transit services. The guidebook includes the following sections: Review of the state of the practice,; Opportunities for services and markets.; Challenges associated with service provision.; Potential service models and example service pricing.; Appendices. Opportunity to Broaden Rural Transit Services to Include Package Delivery Texas is home to over 26 million residents—a number that is expected to grow to approximately 45 million by 2040 (1). Commerce and quality of life in Texas depend on the daily delivery of millions of tons of goods shipped efficiently and affordably over the Texas freight transportation system by a network of highways, railways, waterways, ports, airports, pipelines, and land ports-of-entry. The multimodal freight transportation system efficiently connects local, regional, national, and global markets. With population levels increasing and growth in online purchasing and e commerce, the state’s transportation network can expect increasing levels of freight movements.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0-6891-P2
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6e546f097028aaa04f40d28cecb485f4421a411fee23a06c6f70fd48b152582637bb9dc8632fe1aeb2b9953e7c3010b14bdaa4e4865e713c0703b79f2cc23ac5
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32082/dot_32082_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.80 MB ]