Identifying and Characterizing Truck Bottlenecks in the U.S. Mississippi Valley Region
Freight movements throughout the Mississippi Valley region of the United States are complicated by the presence of recurring bottlenecks along the highway network. To help the states in the region take appropriate action to address freight bottlenecks, a methodology was developed to identify, characterize, and prioritize the regional freight bottlenecks characterized by significant delays for trucks on a per mile basis. The proposed methodology uses data from the Highway Performance Monitoring System. A prioritized list of regional freight bottlenecks is generated for the Mississippi Valley region to stimulate dialogue among freight planners and operators and to provide a basis to devise optimal alleviation plans for the greatest benefits for the region. The analysis results are verified through a series of qualitative comparisons against bottlenecks identified by state transportation engineers and planners, freight carriers, and previous studies. The general agreement between the findings and these other sources of bottleneck information suggests that the proposed methodology can identify the most prevalent truck bottlenecks while revealing additional locations that warrant further investigation.
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Authors:
- Guo, Jessica Y
- Gong, Qi
- Obernesser, Andrew
- Publication Date: 2010
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 78-88
- Monograph Title: Freight Transportation Modeling, Planning, and Logistics
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
- Issue Number: 2168
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bottlenecks; Freight traffic; Motor carriers; Strategic planning; Traffic delays; Trucking
- Identifier Terms: Highway Performance Monitoring System
- Uncontrolled Terms: Freight operators; Priority-based classification
- Geographic Terms: Mississippi River Valley; United States
- Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01158442
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9780309160377
- Report/Paper Numbers: 10-3671
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Jun 7 2010 9:58AM