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Impacts of public policy on the freight transportation system.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- NCFRP report ; 6.
- NCFRP report, 1947-5659 ; 6
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Transportation and state--United States.
- Transportation and state.
- Freight and freightage--United States.
- Freight and freightage.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Transportation Research Board, 2011.
- Summary:
- This report describes the numerous ways that government policy decisions can affect the freight system and, in turn, how understanding the differing concerns and priorities of governments is crucial to better consideration of the potential impacts of public policy. Using interviews with industry experts and an extensive review of documents, the research identifies current and recent policy issues with potential freight system impacts, evaluates the magnitude of the impacts, and assesses the extent to which the impacts were unexpected. Among the types of impacts identified were (1) changes in costs and revenues to freight carriers and shippers, (2) changes in freight volumes or shifts in mode, (3) changes in freight service quality, and (4) changes to freight system operations and safety. The research will promote a better understanding at all levels of government of the complex relationships inherent in public policy and foster appreciation for how public policies affect the freight transportation system.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Summary
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Overview of the Freight Transportation System
- Chapter 3. What Public Policies Can Affect the Freight Transportation System?
- Chapter 4. How Do Public Policies Affect the Freight Transportation System?
- Chapter 5. Case Studies
- Chapter 6. Conclusion
- Appendix A. Interviewees and Focus Group Participants
- Appendix B. Details on Impacts of Selected Policies
- Appendix C. Resources
- Appendix D. Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms
- Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications.
- Notes:
- At head of title: National Cooperative Freight Research Program.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9780309281027
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