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http://onlinepubs.trb.org...onf/1994/cp11/cp11-004.pdf

The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) established a National Commission on Intermodal Transportation to study the status of intermodal standardization, intermodal impacts on public works infrastructure, legal impediments to efficient intermodal transportation, financial issues, new technologies, problems in documenting intermodal transfers of freight, research and development needs, and the relationship of intermodal transportation to productivity. This paper presents a report on the work of the National Commission on Intermodal Transportation by Commission Member Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO of American Trucking Associations, Inc. Mr. Donohue comments on the commission's report and recent political and market realities that contradict or support it, and on the conference presentations. He notes, in particular, the following four recommendations: support for the National Highway System and intermodal connectors (roads that connect to a rail, air, or water terminal); coordination between transportation, environmental, and related health and regulatory policies; the application of new technology for processing freight across the United States-Mexico and United States-Canada international borders; and changes in the rules that govern federal and state procurement processes for transportation.

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00723863

English

p. 20-23

1996

Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings

National Conference on Intermodalism: Making the Case, Making It Happen

030906211X

Digital/other

Conferences; Connectivity; Coordination; Intermodal transportation; International borders; Markets; Political factors; Procurement; Recommendations; Technological innovations; Transportation policy

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; National Highway System

United States; United States-Canada Border; United States-Mexico Border

United States; United States-Canada Border; United States-Mexico Border

Administration and Management; Planning and Forecasting; Security and Emergencies; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB

Jul 25 1996 12:00AM

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