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Fast-forward : key issues in modernizing the U.S. freight transportation system for future economic growth /
Efficient movement of freight within the United States and across its borders is a critical enabler of future U.S. economic growth. The authors provide an overview of the freight-transportation system and the problems it faces, concluding with a discussion of key system-modernization issues, includi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
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Santa Monica :
RAND Corp.,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Fast-forward : |b key issues in modernizing the U.S. freight transportation system for future economic growth / |c Richard Hillestad, Ben D. Van Roo, Keenan D. Yoho. |
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| 520 | |a Efficient movement of freight within the United States and across its borders is a critical enabler of future U.S. economic growth. The authors provide an overview of the freight-transportation system and the problems it faces, concluding with a discussion of key system-modernization issues, including increasing capacity, making the system less vulnerable to disruption, addressing environmental concerns, and building support for funding. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- Approach and interview summary -- Evolution and state of the U.S. freight-transportation system -- Determinants of highway, rail, and port capacity -- Overarching issues for improving freight transportation and implications for policy. | |
| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE -- Introduction; Freight-Transportation Issues; The Questions We Addressed; CHAPTER TWO -- Approach and Interview Summary; Literature Review; Stakeholder Interviews; Meta-Analysis of Existing Studies; CHAPTER THREE -- Evolution and State of the U.S. Freight-Transportation System; Most Freight Movement Is Domestic; Most Freight Is Moved by Truck; Freight Ton-Miles Are Distributed Nearly Equally on Railways and Highways. | |
| 588 | 0 | |a Print version record. | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-124). | ||
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