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Creators:
Beningo, Steven
Corporate Creators:
United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Subject/TRT Terms:
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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
United States ; China Less -
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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