U.S. intermodal freight transportation : opportunities and obstacles

Details

• Creators:
  Abbasi, Mousa F.
• Corporate Contributors:
  University of Michigan. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Commercial vehicle operations
  • Intelligent transportation systems
  • Freight handling
  • Freight transportation
  • Intermodal transportation
  • Technology assessment
  • State of the art studies
  • Federal government
  • Recommendations
  • Intelligent Transportation Systems/Commercial Vehicle Operation (ITS/CVO)
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Abstract:
  This study offers background information on, definition and system architecture of, and stakeholders and impediments of intermodal freight transportation. The research also provides brief information on the current and future freight movement, domestically and globally, and necessary actions to facilitate this movement. Current and emerging technologies for enabling intermodal freight transportation, potential costs and benefits of ITS/CVO intermodal freight transportation, the government's role in intermodal freight transportation, future research issues and challenges in the intermodal freight transportation, and concluding remarks and recommendations are also presented in this study.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3633/dot_3633_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 344.08 KB]
• Collection(s):
  ITSJPO Digital Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c44f0f1f73287238c380324c61a1778c12638a25757a8ebe1576247e0a2bef56