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Title: INTERMODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT (ABRIDGMENT)
Accession Number: 00184690
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: There are two elements characteristics of intermodal transport. The first is the through movement from region to destination with no intermediate storage. The second element is an interchange or transfer between two or more modes. It is the ease with which these transfers occur that brings them under the intermodal umbrella. The most important advantage to intermodal operations is the superior cost and service trade-off it offers compared with the use of a single form of carriage or with two modes employed but not in an integrated fashion. It is noted that although trucking is a major partner in the intermodal movement, it is frequently the dominant partner. In marine containerization, intermodal has been a major success. In terms of consistant growth and in percentage of total cargo carried, intermodal operations now transport a major portion of this business. With rail transportation, rail-truck intermodal has grown only modestly. As a proportion of freight revenue, piggyback runs as high as 9 percent. The possibility of maximizing efficiency of freight markets is still far from being realized. The barriers and problems that have prevented intermodal operations from achieving their potential must be overcome.
Supplemental Notes: Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Intermodal Freight Transport. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01411498
Authors: Ainsworth, Don PPagination: pp 62-64
Publication Date: 1977
Serial: Conference:
56th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
Location:
Washington District of Columbia, United States ISBN: 0309026857
Media Type: Print
Features: Figures
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TRT Terms:
Alternatives analysis; Benefit cost analysis; Commodities; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Handling and storage; Interchanges; Intermodal transfer; Intermodal transportation; Piggyback transportation; Railroad transportation; Revenues; Storage facilities; Traffic forecasting; Trucks; Water transportation
Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Marine Transportation; Motor Carriers; Railroads; Society; Terminals and Facilities
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Dec 29 1978 12:00AM
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