00980021

Monograph

This Transportation Research Record contains 14 papers. The subjects discussed relate to intermodal freight transportation and freight transportation planning. The following topics are included: locating hazardous materials teams; urban goods modeling; freight common carrier load planning; traffic congestion impact on trade; modeling a road network with intermodal facility traffic; short-haul rail; freight traffic simulation; vehicle routing formulas; intermodal freight transport and logistics challenges; intermodal freight terminal level-of-service standards; advanced rail and maritime system in Europe; marine container terminal yard crane supply; intermodal freight transport policies in Europe; and U.S. containerized grain and oilseed exports.

English

134 p.

2004

Transportation Research Record

0309094674

Figures; References; Tables

Common carriers; Container terminals; Exports; Freight terminals; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Grain; Intermodal transportation; Level of service; Logistics; Routing; Short haul; Standards; Traffic congestion; Traffic simulation; Transportation planning; Transportation policy; Truck traffic; Urban goods movement; Yard operations

Hazardous materials teams; Oilseed

Europe; United States

Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Highways; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Railroads; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Oct 15 2004 12:00AM

• ADVANCED RAIL AND MARITIME SYSTEM DEMONSTRATIONS IN EUROPE (WITH DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE)
• CURRENT CHALLENGES FOR INTERMODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES
• FINDING THE NUMBER OF YARD CRANES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE DESIRED TRUCK TURN TIME AT MARINE CONTAINER TERMINALS
• FORMULAS FOR ESTIMATING AVERAGE DISTANCE TRAVELED IN VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEMS IN ELLIPTIC ZONES
• IMPACT OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON TRADE AND STRATEGIES FOR MITIGATION
• IMPROVING THE INTERMODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT SYSTEM LINKING WESTERN EUROPE WITH CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE: IDENTIFYING AND PRIORITIZING POLICIES
• INTRODUCING LEVEL-OF-SERVICE STANDARDS FOR INTERMODAL FREIGHT TERMINALS
• LOAD PLANNING WITH UNCERTAIN DEMANDS FOR TIME-DEFINITE FREIGHT COMMON CARRIERS
• METHODOLOGY FOR MODELING A ROAD NETWORK WITH HIGH TRUCK VOLUMES GENERATED BY VESSEL FREIGHT ACTIVITY FROM AN INTERMODAL FACILITY
• PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS APPLICATION TO URBAN GOODS MODELING RESEARCH
• QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT DECISION-SUPPORT MODEL FOR LOCATING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TEAMS
• SHORT-HAUL RAIL INTERMODAL: CAN IT COMPETE WITH TRUCKS? (WITH DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE)
• U.S. CONTAINERIZED GRAIN AND OILSEED EXPORTS: INDUSTRY SURVEY
• VIRTUAL SIMULATION OF STATEWIDE INTERMODAL FREIGHT TRAFFIC