15th Annual Freight and Logistics Symposium: The Future is Front and Center: The Impacts of Economic Change on Freight Transportation, A Summary Report

The U.S. transportation system stands at the center of virtually all economic activity in the country today. Effects of a lengthy global recession are radically and rapidly reshaping transportation priorities and needs. Now more than ever, freight transportation, logistics, and manufacturing industries must critically analyze the driving forces behind these high-impact changes, future freight patterns, and critical dependencies to shape appropriate freight policy and system investment priorities. During the 15th Annual Freight and Logistics Symposium, representatives from the business, academic, and public sectors gathered to discuss trends and the effects of these economic changes on freight and logistics providers. Presentations included: Future Freight Flows, Christopher Caplice; Implications to Minnesota: Panel Discussion, panelists included Wil Kratz, Judy Mitchell, Todd Feltes, and Chip Smith; and Intersection of Transportation and Economic Development: Panel Discussion, panelists included Steve Elmer, Dan Dorman, and Vann Cunningham.

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• Summary URL:
  • http://www.cts.umn.edu/events/freight/2011/
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

  Center for Transportation Studies, 511 Washington Avenue, SE
  Minneapolis, MN  United States  55455
• Authors:
  • Strege, Nancy
• Conference:
  • 15th Annual Freight and Logistics Symposium
  • Location: Minneapolis Minnesota
  • Date: 2011-12-2 to 2011-12-2
• Publication Date: 2011-12-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 8p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Economic development; Economics; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Logistics; Transportation policy
• Uncontrolled Terms: Freight flow
• Geographic Terms: Minnesota
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Policy; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01494835
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 1 2013 2:05PM