The U.S. Transition to a Motor Carrier Supplied Marine Chassis: Operational Impacts On and Off Terminal

Ocean carriers serving the United States have traditionally provided chassis to move their containers to and from customers. Because of the high cost of providing chassis and the increasing government concerns over the safety and roadability, ocean carriers have provided notice to their customers that they will no longer provide chassis in the U.S. While change in the short term is difficult, a change in ownership may improve safety, supply chain productivity and equipment utilization among other operating variables. This paper analyzes how intermodal performance, inside and outside the terminal gates, might change as ownership and management of the chassis fleet changes.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AT050(1) AT050 Paper Review Subcommittee.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Rodrigue, Jean-Paul
  • Zumerchik, John
  • Ogard, Elizabeth
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2013-1-13 to 2013-1-17
• Date: 2013

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 18p
• Monograph Title: TRB 92nd Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carriers; Chassis; Container handling; Intermodal services; Intermodal terminals; Motor carriers; Ocean liners; Terminal operations
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Motor Carriers; Terminals and Facilities; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01475190
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 13-4625
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 14 2013 9:34AM