The private sector is largely responsible for development and management of the nations freight flow system, but public agencies at all levels face important investment and policy decisions that may affect those flows. Decisionmakers need to understand the large and shifting increases in traffic generated, for example, by ports, inland terminals, and megadestination centers. In 2004, U.S.DOT launched the Freight Model Improvement Program (FMIP) as a joint effort with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, DOE, and the Army Corps of Engineers, and with support from Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Each of these agencies has developed models for national-level analysis in support of their own unique missions. Some state and regional agencies have undertaken their own modeling efforts. Given the growth in freight and its importance to national, state, and regional economies, public-sector agencies need improved capabilities to analyze freight demand. The objective of this project was to Investigate, identify, and report on high-priority, high-payoff improvements in freight-demand models and other analysis tools; Conduct research on several of these improvements; and Develop a guidebook to assist model developers in implementing freight transportation planning, including these improvements.


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    Title :

    Freight-Demand Modeling to Support Public-Sector Decision Making. National Cooperative Freight Research Program Report 6


    Publication date :

    2010


    Size :

    67 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English