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... 1 The effective incorporation of freight transportation considerations into the transportation planning process is extremely important because the freight system is a crucial contributor to a vibrant economy, quality of life, and efforts to combat global warming and climate change. The freight transportation system is important because of both its positive and negative contributions to modern life.
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... complete, the team had access to establishment-level data, including: employment; location; size; revenue; line of business; trip data (e.g., number of truck trips per day/week, shipment sizes, frequencies, empty trucks, type of trucks, hours of operations and in some cases, truck origins and destinations) ; and land use information.

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