U.S.-China Trade Growth and America's Transportation System

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• Creators:
  Beningo, Steven
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Air Cargo Freight Traffic International Trade Port Congestion Shipper Demand Transportation Planning
• Publication/ Report Number:
  SR-007
• Series:
  BTS Special Reports and Issue Briefs
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1501572
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; China
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Abstract:
  The growth in U.S.- China trade over the last two decades has impacted the U.S. transportation system by increasing traffic at air cargo hubs and seaports. The highway and rail infrastructure that supports the movement of cargo to and from these facilities has also been affected. In particular, growing air trade with China in the Southwest and Great Lakes regions of the United States and the increase in water trade at west coast ports have put an even greater demand on the transportation infrastructure serving these areas. The addition of work shifts at busy sea ports, the use of variable highway tolls to manage freight traffic, shifting trade flows among entry and exit points, and changing domestic trade routes can all be at least partly attributed to the marked increase in U.S.-China trade.
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  PDF
• Collection(s):
  BTS Products
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  urn:sha256:3749e1fc47abf6803c8232b702a431b8589f85de94d4e15f289baba9527d0ec9
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  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5615/dot_5615_DS1.pdf
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