The expected benefits from this study include a better understanding of the needs and priorities of the various stakeholders, identification of opportunities and obstacles in the implementation of intermodal policies to the freight transportation sector, and determination of U.S. Department of Transportation's role in intermodal freight transportation as it relates to the ITS/CVO technologies. The study offers a background information on, definition and system architecture of, and stakeholders and impediments of inter-modal freight transportation. The research also provides a brief information on the current and future freight movement, domestically and globally, and necessary actions to facilitate this movement. Current and emerging technologies for enabling intermodal freight transportation, potential costs and benefits of ITS/CVO inter-modal freight transportation, the government's role in intermodal freight transportation, future research issues and challenges in the intermodal freight transportation, and concluding remarks and recommendations are also presented in this study.


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    Title :

    U.S. Intermodal Freight Transportation: Opportunities and Obstacles


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1996


    Size :

    45 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English