Identifying and using low-cost and quickly implementable ways to address freight-system mobility constraints
By: Battelle in association with Jeffrey Short ... [et al.].
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board; National Cooperative Freight Research Program; United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration; Battelle Memorial Institute
Series: NCFRP report -- 7
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 94
ISBN-13: 9780309155083
Subjects: Infrastructure (Economics); Improvements; Freight and freightage; Freight service
Description: "This report develops standardized descriptions of the dimensions of the freight transportation system, defines freight mobility constraints in a multimodal context, provides criteria for low-cost and quickly implementable improvements to address the constraints, and provides a software tool (CRP-CD-87) to help decision makers in evaluating constraints and selecting appropriate improvements. The report will enable both the public and private sectors to benefit from operational improvements, organizational changes, and other low-cost ways to address freight-system mobility constraints."--pub. desc.
Notes: At head of title: National Cooperative Freight Research Program.

CD-ROM contains appendices to and supporting material for the report.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 90-92).

Also available online.

"Research sponsored by the Research and Innovative Technology Administration."

Performed under project no. NCFRP-04.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Introduction and Research Approach; title: Ch. 2. Literature Review; title: Ch. 3. Dimensions and Characteristics of the Freight System; title: Ch. 4. Freight mobility Constraints; title: Ch. 5. Low-Cost, Quickly Implementable Improvements; title: Ch. 6. Methodology for Indentifying and Evaluating Improvements; title: Ch. 7. Catalog of Improvements; title: Ch. 8. Conclusions and Suggested Research.