THE POTENTIAL FOR MODAL SHIFT: CONTESTABLE TRUCK TRAFFIC

This paper provides an overview of a modal shift analysis done by Transport Canada in 1998 in support of the deliberations of the Transportation Climate Change Table. Previous work on modal shift has tended to focus either on specific shipments using detailed data, or on a larger scale, using aggregated publicly available data. The objective of this work was to develop a tool to assess the potential for modal shift from truck to rail, producing a complete picture of national and transborder transportation, and at a level of detail made possible by carrier data available.

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  University of Saskatchewan, Canada

  Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  Canada  S7N 0W0
• Authors:
  • Kim, C S
  • Ganton, T
• Conference:
  • Bridging the Gaps. Canadian Transportation Research Forum, Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference
  • Location: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  • Date: 2000-6-4 to 2000-6-7
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 710-722
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Saskatchewan University, Canada
  • Publisher: University of Saskatchewan, Canada
  • ISSN: 1183-2770

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight transportation; Modal shift; Rail (Railroads); Railroad transportation; Trucking
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00799160
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 12 2000 12:00AM