Drayage Activity in Texas

The following report chronicles the first year’s findings of project 0-5684. The report characterizes Texas drayage activity while focusing principally on activity occurring at the Port of Houston Barbours Cut Container Terminal, the UP and BNSF rail yards located in Houston, and the border Ports of Laredo and McAllen. The seaport drayage component of the report draws upon information gained from interviews with dray managers and drivers as well as a database of truck activity provided by the Port of Houston. Patterns of delay at the port are broken into processing times that accrue outside and inside the port gates. The rail section describes the Pearland, Englewood, and Settegast yards in Houston. The border analysis relies on interviews with brokers and analysts in describing the emerging patterns of drayage.

• Record URL:
  http://swutc.tamu.edu/publications/technicalreports/0-5684-2.pdf
• Record URL:
  http://www.utexas.edu/research/ctr/pdf_reports/0_5684_2.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40447
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This research was supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Texas, Austin

  Center for Transportation Research, 3208 Red River Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78705

  Southwest Region University Transportation Center

  Texas A&M University
  3135 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Texas Department of Transportation

  Research and Technology Implementation Office, P.O. Box 5080
  Austin, TX  United States  78763-5080
• Authors:
  • Harrison, Robert
  • Hutson, Nathan M
  • Prozzi, Jolanda P
  • West, Jason R
  • Gonzalez, Juan J
  • McCray, John P
• Publication Date: 2007-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Technical Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 86p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drayage; Intermodal terminals; Ports of entry; Railroad yards; Seaports; Trucking
• Identifier Terms: Port of Houston
• Geographic Terms: Houston (Texas); Laredo (Texas); McAllen (Texas); Texas; Texas-Mexico Border region
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Highways; Marine Transportation; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Society; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01103982
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SWUTC/07/0-5684-2, Report 0-5684-2, FHWA/TX-08/0-5684-2
• Contract Numbers: 0-5684
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 8 2008 4:29PM