Author: Joint Program in Transportation (Toronto, Ont.)
Publisher: Joint Program in Transportation
ISBN:
Category : Freight and freightage
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Future of the Truck and Rail Modes as Carriers of Freight in Canada
Author: Joint Program in Transportation (Toronto, Ont.)
Publisher: Joint Program in Transportation
ISBN:
Category : Freight and freightage
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Publisher: Joint Program in Transportation
ISBN:
Category : Freight and freightage
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Future of Canada's Rail and Truck Transportation
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
This paper provides a brief discussion of the rail and, to a lesser extent, the truck modes of freight transportation in Canada. The author presents a brief historical overview of the rail industry, followed by some of the pressing financial issues affecting that industry in the present day. He then identifies certain questions regarding the need for the rail and trucking industries to work together for their mutual benefit. The questions can be summarized as follows: What is the right mix of 'roads'--both highway and rail, and How can the best use be made of public and private expenditure? The author concludes with a wish that the two modes increase their cooperation. He links Canada's trading prosperity to its ability to promote intermodal cooperation.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
This paper provides a brief discussion of the rail and, to a lesser extent, the truck modes of freight transportation in Canada. The author presents a brief historical overview of the rail industry, followed by some of the pressing financial issues affecting that industry in the present day. He then identifies certain questions regarding the need for the rail and trucking industries to work together for their mutual benefit. The questions can be summarized as follows: What is the right mix of 'roads'--both highway and rail, and How can the best use be made of public and private expenditure? The author concludes with a wish that the two modes increase their cooperation. He links Canada's trading prosperity to its ability to promote intermodal cooperation.
Rail Freight and Truck Transportation
Author: Ata M. Khan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Containerization
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Containerization
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Demand for Freight Transportation with a Special Emphasis on Mode Choice in Canada
Author: Tae Hoon Oum
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Choice of transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Choice of transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Rail Intermodal - Future Options
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781895102185
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
Rail intermodal now represents approximately 15% of the total freight revenue for the Canadian railways. In spite of rail intermodal's growth, however, truck transport has made significant gains in market share and is now the predominant mode of freight transport in North America. Over the past few years, there has been a renewed interest in rail intermodal with the successful introduction of new technologies such as double-stack train services and RoadRailer in the United States. However, the extent to which these new technologies can help rail intermodal to penetrate the truckload motor carrier market is still a very debatable issue. The purpose of this paper is to examine the future of rail intermodal in light of its evolution, the current and future market situation, and an evaluation of the cost and service competitiveness of the new rail intermodal technologies. The results are primarily based on a study carried out by Peat Marwick Stevenson & Kellogg in association with R.L. Banks & Associates for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, entitled 'Intermodal Options Study'. Additional research has been carried out to augment the study results for the purposes of this paper. The research results indicate that the new rail intermodal technologies are more cost competitive than conventional services and have the potential to make inroads in truckload motor carrier markets if door-to-door service levels can be made competitive with motor carriers. For the covering abstract of the Conference see IRRD Abstract No. 807661.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781895102185
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
Rail intermodal now represents approximately 15% of the total freight revenue for the Canadian railways. In spite of rail intermodal's growth, however, truck transport has made significant gains in market share and is now the predominant mode of freight transport in North America. Over the past few years, there has been a renewed interest in rail intermodal with the successful introduction of new technologies such as double-stack train services and RoadRailer in the United States. However, the extent to which these new technologies can help rail intermodal to penetrate the truckload motor carrier market is still a very debatable issue. The purpose of this paper is to examine the future of rail intermodal in light of its evolution, the current and future market situation, and an evaluation of the cost and service competitiveness of the new rail intermodal technologies. The results are primarily based on a study carried out by Peat Marwick Stevenson & Kellogg in association with R.L. Banks & Associates for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, entitled 'Intermodal Options Study'. Additional research has been carried out to augment the study results for the purposes of this paper. The research results indicate that the new rail intermodal technologies are more cost competitive than conventional services and have the potential to make inroads in truckload motor carrier markets if door-to-door service levels can be made competitive with motor carriers. For the covering abstract of the Conference see IRRD Abstract No. 807661.
ITF Research Reports Moving Freight with Better Trucks Improving Safety, Productivity and Sustainability
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9282102963
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
This report identifies potential improvements in terms of more effective safety and environmental regulation for trucks, backed by better systems of enforcement, and identifies opportunities for greater efficiency and higher productivity.
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9282102963
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
This report identifies potential improvements in terms of more effective safety and environmental regulation for trucks, backed by better systems of enforcement, and identifies opportunities for greater efficiency and higher productivity.
North American Freight Transportation
Author: Mary R. Brooks
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Heightened awareness of North America's vulnerability to terrorism in the aftermath of 9/11 has precipitated a crisis for transport suppliers and cargo owners, one that jeopardizes economic prosperity. Mary Brooks examines one industry sector of the North American economic relationship - transportation services - from the perspectives of transport supplier, cargo owner and policymaker. Ensuring security in international transportation without compromising operational effectiveness is a delicate balancing act. There is concern that economic benefits from NAFTA and the Canada-US Trade Agreement may have been diminished by the current security focus of American officials. The author addresses these concerns, beginning with a history of NAFTA and subsequent continental economic integration. Succeeding chapters provide an economic and regulatory assessment of the North American transport network, and examine key issues for both cargo interests and surface transport suppliers. The issues of perimeter security and growing regionalization are also explored. The author closes with a discussion of North America's transportation future under the Security and Prosperity Partnership. The unique insights of North American Freight Transportation will be of interest to policymakers, those in the transport sector, as well as researchers and practitioners in political science and trade economics.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Heightened awareness of North America's vulnerability to terrorism in the aftermath of 9/11 has precipitated a crisis for transport suppliers and cargo owners, one that jeopardizes economic prosperity. Mary Brooks examines one industry sector of the North American economic relationship - transportation services - from the perspectives of transport supplier, cargo owner and policymaker. Ensuring security in international transportation without compromising operational effectiveness is a delicate balancing act. There is concern that economic benefits from NAFTA and the Canada-US Trade Agreement may have been diminished by the current security focus of American officials. The author addresses these concerns, beginning with a history of NAFTA and subsequent continental economic integration. Succeeding chapters provide an economic and regulatory assessment of the North American transport network, and examine key issues for both cargo interests and surface transport suppliers. The issues of perimeter security and growing regionalization are also explored. The author closes with a discussion of North America's transportation future under the Security and Prosperity Partnership. The unique insights of North American Freight Transportation will be of interest to policymakers, those in the transport sector, as well as researchers and practitioners in political science and trade economics.
Surface Freight Transportation
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freight and freightage
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freight and freightage
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
A Cross-sectional Study of Demand for Freight Transportation in Canada
Author: Tae Hoon Oum
Publisher: Kingston, Ont. : Canadian Institute of Guided Ground Transport, Queen's University
ISBN:
Category : Freight and freightage
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Publisher: Kingston, Ont. : Canadian Institute of Guided Ground Transport, Queen's University
ISBN:
Category : Freight and freightage
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Fast-forward
Author: Richard John Hillestad
Publisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833047485
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
"On January 29, 2009, the RAND Corporation hosted a panel discussion with three former U.S. Secretaries of Transportation [William T. Coleman, Jr., James H. Burnley IV, and Rodney Slater]. This wide-ranging discussion, held the week after President Barack Obama's inauguration and during the congressional debate over the stimulus package (eventually passed as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009), allowed the former secretaries to share their insights into transportation policymaking"--Preface
Publisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833047485
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
"On January 29, 2009, the RAND Corporation hosted a panel discussion with three former U.S. Secretaries of Transportation [William T. Coleman, Jr., James H. Burnley IV, and Rodney Slater]. This wide-ranging discussion, held the week after President Barack Obama's inauguration and during the congressional debate over the stimulus package (eventually passed as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009), allowed the former secretaries to share their insights into transportation policymaking"--Preface