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Title:

U.S. MILITARY PREPAREDNESS: JAMMED IN THE TRAFFIC?
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Accession Number:

00806405

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/07386826

Abstract:

The U.S. transportation system is close to capacity in a booming economy. Yet a highly efficient transportation system is not necessarily good for the U.S. military, which depends on commercial shipping. The trend of minimizing excess capacity in the transportation system has raised potential problems for the nation's defense. Representatives from the commercial transportation industry and the Department of Defense (DOD) participated in panel discussions at two Transportation Research Board (TRB) conferences organized by the TRB Committee on Military Transportation. Insights from these discussions are presented in this article, covering aspects of commercial trucking, the rail industry, air carriers, ocean carriers, and ports. DOD's contributions to these discussions provide insight on past military use of commercial transportation, current issues such as specialty drivers and container handling, nonsystem issues such as foreign policy, and new information technology capabilities.

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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

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Honea, Bob

Pagination:

p. 18-24

Publication Date:

2000-11

Serial:

TR News

Issue Number: 211
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0738-6826

Features:

Photos (5)

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Aviation; Freight Transportation; Highways; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Security and Emergencies; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Feb 16 2001 12:00AM

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