MANUAL OF TRAFFIC STUDIES FOR MARINE CONTAINER TERMINALS

This manual is intended as a guide for personnel of port authorities, terminal operators, and local government planning agencies concerned with traffic analysis of motor vehicles, including trucks and trailers, entering and leaving marine container terminals. This manual: a. identifies the traffic problems associated with movements of containers into and out of marine container terminals. b. indicates where traffic analyses would be useful in helping to solve these traffic problems. c. defines the minimum information and data elements required in various traffic studies. d. outlines in sufficient detail some of the more basic procedures, forms, and methods for conducting traffic analyses.

• Corporate Authors:

  Policy Planning Consultants

  3885 Middlefield Road
  Palo Alto, CA  United States  94303
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: 51 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Cargo handling; Cargo handling equipment; Container terminals; Container traffic; Containerization; Control systems; Freight terminals; Freight traffic; Intermodal terminals; Manuals; Motor vehicles; Personnel; Railroad terminals; Railroad yards; Terminal operations; Traffic; Traffic control; Trailers; Trucks; Water transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Terminal facilities; Traffic analysis (Freight); Yard and terminal control
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Marine Transportation; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Society; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00084460
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: C-43390
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 1 1975 12:00AM