A survey was made of the potential effects of a sudden reduction of fuel supplies on freight transport via truck, rail, water, and pipeline. After a brief discussion of the energy characteristics of each of these modes of transport, short-term strategies for making better use of fuel in a crisis are investigated. Short-term is taken to mean something on the order of six months, and a crisis is taken to be the result of something on the order of a 20% drop in available fuel. Although no succinct or well-established conclusions are drawn, the gist of the paper is that the potential for short-term conservation, without a serious disruption of service, exists but does not appear to be large. It is remarked that it is possible, through further study, to obtain a fairly accurate reckoning of the physical ability of the freight transport network to weather a fuel crisis, but that it is impossible to say in advance what freight carriers will in fact do with the network. (ERA citation 05:029250)
Effect of a Sudden Fuel Shortage on Freight Transport in the United States: An Overview
1980
31 pages
Report
No indication
English
Energy Use, Supply, & Demand , Transportation , Barges , Cargo , Freight pipelines , Ships , Trains , Trucks , Economic impact , Emergency plans , Energy conservation , Energy consumption , Energy shortages , Energy supplies , Land transport , Maritime transport , Pneumatic transport , Rail transport , Transport , Urban areas , Usa , ERDA/320202 , ERDA/320203 , ERDA/320204 , ERDA/320205 , ERDA/292000
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