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U.S. freight transportation : elements, role and recommendations for improvement /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.,
[2014]
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| Colección: | Transportation issues, policies and R & D series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- U.S. FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION: ELEMENTS, ROLE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: IMPROVING THE NATION'S FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM: FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SPECIAL PANEL ON 21ST CENTURY FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; HIGHWAYS AND TRUCKING; FREIGHT RAIL; SHIPPING AND PORTS; INLAND WATERWAYS; AIR CARGO; WAREHOUSES, DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, AND THE LOGISTICS INDUSTRY; PIPELINES; RECOMMENDATIONS; FUNDING AND FINANCING INVESTMENTS; PLANNING AND PROJECT DELIVERY.
- HIGHWAYS AND TRUCKINGFREIGHT RAIL; SHIPPING AND PORTS; INLAND WATERWAYS; AIR CARGO; APPENDIX A. PANEL SCOPE OF WORK; APPENDIX B. PANEL ACTIVITIES; APPENDIX C. SUMMARY OF HEARING -"OVERVIEW OF THE UNITED STATES' FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
- APPENDIX D. SUMMARY OF HEARING
- "HOW SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES IMPACT THE NATION"; APPENDIX E. SUMMARY OF HEARING -"HOW LOGISTICS FACILITATE AN EFFICIENT FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM"; APPENDIX F. SUMMARY OF HEARING -"HOW FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES IN URBAN AREAS IMPACT THE NATION."
- APPENDIX G. SUMMARY OF HEARING
- "PERSPECTIVES FROM USERS OF THE NATION'S FREIGHT SYSTEM"APPENDIX H. SUMMARY OF HEARING -"FUNDING THE NATION'S FREIGHT SYSTEM"; APPENDIX I. SUMMARY OF SITE VISIT -SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; APPENDIX J. SUMMARY OF SITE VISIT -MEMPHIS REGION; APPENDIX K. SUMMARY OF SITE VISIT -NEW YORK CITY REGION; APPENDIX L. SUMMARY OF SITE VISIT -NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; APPENDIX M. SUMMARY OF ROUNDTABLE POLICY DISCUSSION
- "COORDINATING FEDERAL EFFORTS TO IMPROVE FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION."
- CREATE A NEW HIGHWAY FREIGHT PROGRAMSOURCES OF FUNDING; IMPROVE THE MOVEMENT OF INTERMODAL FREIGHT; AUTHORIZE THE USE OF MORE PRODUCTIVE TRUCKS; MODAL COMPETITION; CONCLUSION; Chapter 3: FEDERAL FREIGHT POLICY: IN BRIEF; FREIGHT SYSTEM COMPONENTS; THE FEDERAL ROLE IN PLANNING; FEDERAL INITIATIVES AFFECTING FREIGHT FLOWS; REGULATORY POINTS OF CONTENTION; INDEX.