A Feasibility Assessment of Truck-Barge Intermodal Freight Transportation

Details

• Creators:
  Trusty, Kristen ; Malstrom, Eric
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Arkansas. Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Barges
  • Intermodal transportation
  • Freight transportation
  • Software
  • Benefit cost analysis
  • Railroad transportation
  • Trucks
  • Cargo facilities
  • Water transportation
  • Cargo transportation
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MBTC-FR-1079
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Arkansas. Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center
• Description:
  This report examines the feasibility of truck-barge intermodal freight transportation, along with the feasibility of rail-barge and single modal barge transportation. The report includes the enhancement of an existing software package that determines the cheapest mode combination between an origin and destination. The enhanced software calculates the cost of the shipment . including transportation cost, transfer cost, inventory-carrying cost, and dray cost. A detailed user's manual is presented. The project examines a network of thirteen cities along the United States inland waterways. The project also developed a set of tables that determines the mileage where a mode of transportation becomes the cheapest alternative. In addition, the report addresses the commodities that could benefit by utilizing barge transportation and examines the seasonal delays resulting in barge transportation.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60258/dot_60258_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 15.28 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:149b5be88983300e8b95cdc6d801e4c78d942251c0844372574cde72f3c68e09