What We Know About Containerized Freight Movement in Texas

Details

• Creators:
  Prozzi, Jolanda ; Spurgeon, Kellie ; Harrison, Robert ; Roop, Stephen S.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research ; Texas Transportation Institute ; Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Barges
  • Commodities
  • Container terminals
  • Containers
  • Freight trains
  • Freight transportation
  • Ports of entry
  • Truck traffic
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-04/0-4410-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Texas
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  Worldwide container demand has increased significantly over the past decade, due to growing international trade and the introduction of larger containerships on certain trade routes. The Texas Department of Transportation thus contracted the Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas, Austin to examine containerized freight movements in Texas. The objective of this investigation was to gain a better understanding of how containers move across the state and what commodities are shipped in these containers, to determine to what degree container shippers utilize the Texas-Mexico ports of entry, and to examine the potential for diverting containers from key highway corridors to rail. This report summarizes available information and data on the container sector and on container movements in and through Texas. A GIS platform (TransCAD) was used to map and display the available data. In the second phase of this study, the research team will examine the potential for diverting containerized traffic from Texas highway corridors to other modes, specifically rail.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0-4410
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87733/dot_87733_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.25 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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