2010 and Beyond: A Vision of America’s Transportation Future: 21st Century Freight Mobility

This report provides information on the issues that determine the balance between the demand for freight transportation and its supply (as characterized by capacity), so that decision-makers can answer the following question: What can government (at all levels) do to ensure an efficient and reliable freight system that fosters economic productivity and growth, while minimizing unwanted externalities? First, a review of the role of freight transportation in the U.S. economy is presented. Second, an assessment of the capacity challenges facing users of the freight system is provided. Third, a future demand scenario is constructed against which future supply considerations can be evaluated. Fourth, past and current policy initiatives to improve the performance of the U.S. freight system are reviewed. Finally, approaches for mitigating the imbalance between supply and demand are investigated from a policy perspective.

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/archive/NotesDocs/NCHRP20-24(33)AFinal.pdf
• Summary URL:
  • https://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=539
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This research was sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, and was conducted in the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, which is administered by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies.
• Corporate Authors:

  ICF Consulting

  9300 Lee Highway
  Fairfax, VA  United States  22031-1207

  Delcan, Incorporated

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  Reston, VA  United States  20190
• Authors:
  • Ostria, Sergio J
• Publication Date: 2004-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 78p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demand; Economics; Freight transportation; Future; Policy; Supply
• Uncontrolled Terms: Freight system capacity
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01673837
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NCHRP Project 20-24, Task 33
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 27 2018 4:22PM