Diverting Containerized Freight from Texas Highways: Instructions for Using the Freight Assignment and Mode Choice Models

Details

• Creators:
  Bhat, Chandra ; Prozzi, Jolanda
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Freight handling
  • Container handling
  • Carriers by mode
  • Guidelines
  • Installation
  • TransCAD
  • containerized freight
  • freight assignment
• Publication/ Report Number:
  0-4410
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Texas
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
• Abstract:
  The objective of this document is to provide the user with instructions to install and use TransCAD embedded models to display container flows on Texas road and rail infrastructure, and to conduct mode choice analysis to establish the potential for diverting containerized freight from road to rail. In addition, the system and program requirements for installation, installation instructions, and user guidelines are provided. Additional supporting information to ensure the effective use of the platform is discussed in two appendices.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/86569/dot_86569_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.37 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ddce8236aab432e2917f19b829dd75429237924e22b169ac0234e46300c07a20ff94f1a691c64dd3ecce922ac49796762919e48fcb4f458a509850ba431969b6