In recent public policy debates, much emphasis has been placed on proposals to shift freight from highways to rail. This emphasis is based on goals of reducing emissions and highway congestion. However, prudent planning requires an understanding of the basics of mode choices, what could change those choices, and what the impacts will be.
The TRB National Cooperative Freight Research Program's NCFRP Research Report 40: Impacts of Policy-Induced Freight Modal Shifts provides public policymakers with the factors that shippers and carriers consider when choosing freight modes and provides an analytical methodology to quantify the probability and outcomes of policy-induced modal shifts.
This is the final report of the NCFRP Program, which ends on December 31, 2019. NCFRP has covered a range of issues to improve the efficiency, reliability, safety, and security of the nation's freight transportation system.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Impacts of Policy-Induced Freight Modal Shifts. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25660.
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Front Matter | i-viii | |
Summary | 1-7 | |
Chapter 1 - Introduction | 8-10 | |
Part A - Overview of Freight Mode Choice and Influencing Factors | 11-12 | |
Chapter 2 - Historical Patterns in Freight Mode Share | 13-32 | |
Chapter 3 - Factors That Influence Freight Mode Choice | 33-56 | |
Part B - Freight Mode Choice Modeling | 57-58 | |
Chapter 4 - Overview of Available Methodologies | 59-70 | |
Chapter 5 - Modeling Approach Selected | 71-74 | |
Part C - Model Estimation | 75-76 | |
Chapter 6 - Data Preparation | 77-79 | |
Chapter 7 - Model Formulations | 80-86 | |
Chapter 8 - Model Results | 87-100 | |
Part D - Case Studies and Numerical Experiments | 101-102 | |
Chapter 9 - Freight Mode Shift Case Studies | 103-150 | |
Chapter 10 - Numerical Experiments | 151-176 | |
References | 177-184 | |
Abbreviations | 185-190 |
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