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THE TRI-STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION HAS MADE AN ANALYSIS OF 1961--63 GOODS MOVEMENT WITHIN THE NEW YORK CITY TRI-STATE REGION TO CHARACTERIZE AND QUANTIFY GOODS MOVEMENT BY TRUCK, RAIL, BARGE, AND OIL PIPELINES. DATA SOURCES AND LIMITATIONS ARE DISCUSSED. THE FUNDAMENTAL BREAKDOWN WAS INTO CONSUMER-ORIENTED AND BUSINESS-ORIENTED COMMODITIES. IN THE GROSS, TRUCKS WERE FOUND TO ACCOUNT FOR 73% OF ALL TONS HANDLED INTERNALLY IN THE REGION AND FOR 97% OF THE COST; WATERBORNE FREIGHT MADE UP 25% OF THE TONNAGE BUT ONLY 2% OF LOCAL DISTRIBUTION COSTS. THE TOTAL TONNAGE AND COST DATA FOR TRUCKS ARE PRESENTED IN TWO TABLES BY INDUSTRY AND COMMODITY TYPE; A THIRD TABLE SHOWS THE COST PER TON OF GOODS BY COMMODITY AND INDUSTRY. THE MAJOR TRUCK TRIP PATTERNS STUDIED IN THE SURVEY WERE LARGE SINGLE-SHIPMENT LOADS, SINGLE ORIGIN WITH MULTIPLE DESTINATION ( THE MOST COMMON PATTERN BY FAR), MULTIPLE ORIGIN WITH SINGLE DESTINATION (E.G., GARBAGE TRUCKS), AND SIMULTANEOUS PICKUP AND DELIVERY (E.G., BEVERAGE TRUCKS). ANALYSIS OF SYSTEM EFFICIENCY SHOWED THAT THE DISTRIBUTION AND REDISTRIBUTION PATTERNS ARE BECOMING MORE EFFICIENT EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO LOCAL TRUCK FREIGHT, I.E., THE MOST EXPENSIVE SEGMENT OF THE MODES STUDIED. TWO TABLES ARE PRESENTED THAT BREAK DOWN THE INBOUND AND OUTBOUND TRUCK TRAFFIC OF THE REGION. AN EXEMPLARY STATISTIC IS THAT 4200 TRUCKS ARE REQUIRED TO HANDLE DAILY INTERNAL TRAFFIC AGAINST 28 TRUCKS FOR OVER-THE-ROAD OPERATINS; THE AVERAGE INTERNAL CONSIGNMENT WEIGHTS 160 LB., THAT OVER-THE-ROAD, 12,400 LB. AN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO DESCRIBE IN A GROSS WAY THE PROCESS OF FILTERING FROM WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE REGION; AS EXPECTED, THE PROCESS IS IRRATIONAL AND INEFFICIENT. IT IS NOTED IN CONLUSION THAT A TUNNEL OR SUBWAY EMPLOYED TO LINK 10% OF THE TRADING POINTS WOULD LINK ONLY 1% OF THE INTERCHANGES, LEAVING TRUCKS TO HANDLE THE DIFFERENCE. UNLESS THIS DISPARITY CAN BE RESOLVED, THE PRESENT PATTER OF WORSENING INTRAREGIONAL TRUCK DISTRIBUTION WILL CONTINUE.

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Highway Research Board Special Report

Conference on Urban Commodity Flow

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Barges; Commodities; Commodity flow; Consumers; Costs; Economic analysis; Freight transportation; Industries; Origin and destination; Physical distribution; Pipelines; Railroad transportation; Trucks; Urban areas; Urban transportation; Water transportation

Administration and Management; Economics; Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Marine Transportation; Motor Carriers; Pipelines; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Sep 13 1971 12:00AM

• CANADIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN TRANSPORTATION AND URBAN GOODS MOVEMENT
• CHANGING STRUCTURE OF FREIGHT INDUSTRY AND NEED FOR CHANGES IN GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES AND PROGRAMS - PANEL REPORT
• CHANGING URBAN STRUCTURE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR TERMINALS AND PICKUP AND DELIVERY PROBLEMS IN METROPOLITAN AREAS
• COMMODITY FLOW AND URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
• DEMAND FORECASTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSIS OF URBAN COMMODITY FLOW: STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
• DEMAND FORECASTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSIS OF URBAN COMMODITY FLOW - PANEL REPORT
• EFFECTS OF GOVERNMENTAL POLICY AND PROGRAMS ON THE INDUSTRY
• FREIGHT TRANSPORT IN URBAN AREAS: ISSUES FOR RESEARCH AND ACTION
• FUTURE INNOVATIONS AND CHANGING SOCIOECONOMIC STRUCTURE OF THE CITY - PANEL REPORT
• IMPROVEMENTS AND INNOVATIONS IN URBAN GOODS MOVEMENT
• LABOR PRACTICES AND PROBLEMS IN URBAN GOODS MOVEMENT
• MAIL SURVEY TO COLLECT TRUCK-COMMODITY DATA
• PROBLEMS AND ISSUES IN URBAN GOODS MOVEMENT
• Problems Associated with Urban Goods at the Local Level: A Regulated Interstate Carrier
• Problems Associated with Urban Goods at the Local Level: The U.S. Postal Service
• Problems Associated with Urban Goods Movement at the Local Level: A Nationwide Retail Organization
• Problems Associated with Urban Goods Movement at the Local Level: A Nationwide Trucking Company
• Problems Associated with Urban Goods Movement at the Local Level: A Nongovernmental Transportation Planning Agency
• Problems Associated with Urban Goods Movement at the Local Level: The U.S. Department of Transportation
• REVIEW OF URBAN GOODS MOVEMENT STUDIES
• STATE OF RESEARCH AND DATA ON URBAN GOODS MOVEMENTS AND SOME COMMENTS ON THE PROBLEM
• SUMMARY OF CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
• TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING COMMODITY FLOW BY APPLYING CURRENT KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY - PANEL REPORT
• TERMINAL LOCATION AND COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION IN THE CITY CENTER AND SUBURBAN AREAS - PANEL REPORT
• THE INTEREST OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN URBAN GOODS MOVEMENT
• URBAN GOODS MOVEMENTS IN CANADA: INFORMATION SOURCES AND REQUIREMENTS