North American Freight Transportation

Author : Mary R. Brooks
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132237053

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North American Freight Transportation by Mary R. Brooks Pdf

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.

Author : United States. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Freight and freightage
ISBN : MINN:31951D02591292E

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North American Freight Transportation by United States. Bureau of Transportation Statistics Pdf

Author : David Santana Ortiz,Brian Weatherford,Henry H. Willis,Myles Collins,Naveen Mandava
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780833041258

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Increasing the Capacity of Freight Transportation by David Santana Ortiz,Brian Weatherford,Henry H. Willis,Myles Collins,Naveen Mandava Pdf

"This document synthesizes the discussions of a one-day workshop, "Increasing the Capacity of Freight Transport: Canadian and American Perspectives on the Challenges Ahead," that was held in Santa Monica, California, on February 16, 2006"--Pref.

Author : Department Transportation
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1484150325

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North American Freight Transportation by Department Transportation Pdf

The freight transportation industry used the nation's transportation system to carry $790 billion in mer- chandise, a record high, between the United States and its two largest trading partners, Canada and Mexico, in 2005. The goods, weighing nearly 679 million short tons1, were transported across our land borders, airports, and seaports to and from locations in Canada and Mexico. These and other annual data presented in this report highlight the value and weight of freight shipped across our northern and southern borders, as well as the number of incoming land border crossings by truck, truck containers, rail, and rail containers from Canada and Mexico.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Transportation
ISBN : NWU:35556031867369

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North American Transportation in Figures by Anonim Pdf

North American transportation in figures provides a comprehensive set of comparable statistical indicators of the use, performance and impact of transportation in North America. It includes over 90 different data tables, supported by figures, maps and extensive technical documentation describing data categories and definitions relating to each country, that is, Canada, Mexico and the United States. The report covers a wide variety of transportation and the economy; safety; merchandise trade; freight activity; passenger travel; infrastructure; and transportation energy and environment. It includes data fro 1990, 1995 and 1996 with value data reported only in dollars and all measurement units in metric.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2014 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Railroads
ISBN : STANFORD:36105217270474

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The Official Railway Guide by Anonim Pdf

Author : T. R. Leinbach
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781847204349

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Globalized Freight Transport by T. R. Leinbach Pdf

The editors as well as the authors of these essays should be commended for bringing together and discussing within this volume many of the important issues facing globalized freight movements. Robert Martin, The Professional Geographer . . . Leinbach and Capineri have produced an interesting and useful addition to the literature on this massive subject. . . Anthony Beresfore, International Journal of Maritime History Globalization is a fashionable issue. But solid research on the conditions and implications for freight transport is badly missing. This volume contains a unique set of high-quality contributions on freight transport in the age of globalization. It offers a wealth of original insights to both the research and policy-making community. Peter Nijkamp, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands The worldwide movement of freight has emerged as one of the most critical and dynamic aspects of the transport sector. The contributors to this study examine the current state of global freight transport, with an emphasis on Europe and North America and their extra-regional linkages. These original contributions synthesize existing knowledge, highlight new developments, problems and possible solutions, and underscore the need for further research. The book s starting point is the fact that freight transport is the main element supporting global supply and commodity chains, from the transformation of raw materials to market distribution and after-market services. However, as the authors point out, the rising costs associated with security and various other constraints, as well as the complexity of getting goods delivered, is adding to profit pressures faced by manufacturers around the globe. Despite the application of technology and increasingly efficient solutions to the movement of freight, constraint points and conditions obstructing smooth operations and sustainability have developed. These difficulties affect both the environment and economic growth. Examining the issues from four critical perspectives intermodality, e-commerce and technology, logistics, and sustainability Globalized Freight Transport captures the concern for the viability of freight systems and the ways they are impacting the global economy. This cutting-edge study will be of great interest to students and scholars of transportation, as well as to public sector policymakers and private sector managers.

Author : Harry Caldwell
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428951921

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Freight Transportation: the European Market by Harry Caldwell Pdf

Author : Daniel Madar
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780774842358

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Heavy Traffic by Daniel Madar Pdf

Canada and the United States exchange the world's highest level of bilateral trade, valued at $1.4 billion a day. Two-thirds of this trade travels on trucks. Heavy Traffic examines the way in which the regulatory reform of American and Canadian trucking, coupled with free trade, has internationalized this vital industry. Before deregulation, restrictive entry rules had fostered two separate national highway transportation markets, and most international traffic had to be exchanged at the border. When the United States deregulated first, the imbalance between its opened market and Canada's still-restricted one produced a surprisingly difficult bilateral dispute. American deregulation was motivated by domestic incentives, but the subsequent Canadian deregulation blended domestic incentives with transborder rate comparisons and concerns about trade competitiveness. Daniel Madar shows that deregulation created a de facto regime of free trade in trucking services. Removing regulatory barriers has enabled Canadian and American carriers to follow the expansion of transborder traffic that began with the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement and continues with NAFTA. The services available with deregulated trucking have also supported sweeping changes in industrial logistics. As transborder traffic has surged, the two countries' carriers -- from billion-dollar corporations to family firms -- have exploited the latitude provided by deregulation. This book is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the policy processes and economic conditions that led to trucking deregulation. As a study in public policy formation and the international effects of reform, it will be of interest to students and scholars of political economy, international relations, and transportation.

Author : Anthony Beresford,Stephen Pettit
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-03
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780749474355

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International Freight Transport by Anthony Beresford,Stephen Pettit Pdf

International Freight Transport presents the key changes and issues in the fast-moving industries of trade and transport. It includes coverage of regional trade groupings, the emergence of new large economies (i.e. BRIC countries), and pivotal regions such as the Middle East and Central America where major projects, such as new and widened canals, are underway or planned. These changes could redraw the trade map with major implications for transport patterns and solutions. Blending geography, economics, politics and trade, International Freight Transport provides insight into a wide range of topics, including: globalisation; demand versus supply; buyers and sellers; transport regulation, geography, modes and methods; transport ownership; alliances; and safety and security. The book is the only comprehensive and accessible book on international transport available.

Author : Stephan Helmreich,Hartmut Keller
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642133718

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FREIGHTVISION - Sustainable European Freight Transport 2050 by Stephan Helmreich,Hartmut Keller Pdf

This book has been written on the basis of the research done between 2008 and 2010 as part of the European Commission funded FREIGHTVISION project. The “FREIGHTVISION - Freight Transport 2050 Foresight” project was funded by the Directorate General MOVE to design a long term vision for European freight transport in 2050 and to identify actions and research to progress appropriate freight transport measures in Europe. The project was carried out as a foresight process encompassing four conferences in which the project team identified and developed with the aid of more than 100 experts an action plan for securing long term freight transport in Europe. The book provides insights into the freight transport visions and Backcasts identified for 2035 and 2050, issues which need to be addressed and measures which were assessed to be part of future paths to assure an economical, environmental, and social freight transport system.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1836 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : United States
ISBN : LOC:00095379692

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Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2003 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1830 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : United States
ISBN : MINN:31951D02184733T

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Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2003: 2003 budget justifications by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Pdf

Author : Matthew Heins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317282365

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The Globalization of American Infrastructure by Matthew Heins Pdf

This book gives an account of how the U.S. freight transportation system has been impacted and “globalized,” since the 1950s, by the presence of the shipping container. A globally standardized object, the container carries cargo moving in international trade, and it utilizes and fits within the existing transportation infrastructures of shipping, trucking and railroads. In this way it binds them together into a nearly seamless worldwide logistics network. This process occurs not only in ocean shipping and at ports, but also deep within national territories. In its dependence on existing infrastructural systems, though, the network of container movement as it pervades domestic space is shaped by the history and geography of the nation-state. This global network is not invariably imposed in a top-down manner—to a large degree, it is cobbled together out of national, regional and local systems. Heins describes this in the American context, examining the freight transportation infrastructures of railroads, trucking and inland waterways, and also the terminals where containers are transferred between train and truck. The book provides a detailed historical narrative, and is also theoretically informed by the contemporary literature on infrastructure and globalization.

Author : Boris Vormann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317577126

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Global Port Cities in North America by Boris Vormann Pdf

As the material anchors of globalization, North America’s global port cities channel flows of commodities, capital, and tourists. This book explores how economic globalization processes have shaped these cities' political institutions, social structures, and urban identities since the mid-1970s. Although the impacts of financialization on global cities have been widely discussed, it is curious that how the global integration of commodity chains actually happens spatially — creating a quantitatively new, global organization of production, distribution, and consumption processes — remains understudied. The book uses New York City, Los Angeles, Vancouver, and Montreal as case studies of how once-redundant spaces have been reorganized, and crucially, reinterpreted, so as to accommodate new flows of goods and people — and how, in these processes, social, environmental, and security costs of global production networks have been shifted to the public.