CONGESTION IN DISTRIBUTION

A SPECIAL SECTION IS PRESENTED ON PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION CONGESTION, INCLUDING METROPOLITAN AREAS, FREIGHT TERMINALS AND HIGHWAYS. NEW DATA SURVEYING TECHNIQUES TO BE USED IN THE UPCOMING 1972 CENSUS OF TRANSPORTATION ARE DESCRIBED. IN ONE OF THE ARTICLES, "A RATIONAL URBAN CARTAGE SYSTEM" BY R. A. LEIGHTON AND R. T. WOOD, A PROPOSAL IS MADE FOR SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIES ON SHORT-HAUL PICKUP AND DELIVERY SERVICE IN THE MANHATTAN AREA. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 11, No 10, PP 15-39
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation and Distribution Management

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• Publication Date: 1971-10

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economics; Freight terminals; Haul distance; Metropolitan areas; Traffic congestion
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226129
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1971 12:00AM