moving freight in a global economy Hoel, Lester A. editor Giuliano, Genevieve editor Meyer, Michael D. editor Washington, DC Eno Transportation Foundation c2010 eng ix, 642 p. : ill. ; 26 cm The Context of Intermodal Transportation 1 The Global Economy 1 2 Understanding the Supply Chain 35 3 Evolution of Freight Transportation 67 4 The Public-Sector Role 93 Intermodal Freight Transportation Modes 5 Shipping 133 6 The Rail Industry and Intermodal Transportation 161 7 The Air Cargo Industry 209 8 Trucking 239 Intermodal Freight Transportation Nodes 9 Seaports 271 10 Airports 303 11 Railroad Terminals and Yards 339 12 Warehousing and Distribution Centers 361 Planning and Data Analysis for Intermodal Transportation 13 Freight Transportation Planning 381 14 Modeling Freight Flows 423 15 Financial Strategies for Delivering Intermodal Freight Facilities 465 Issues Impacting Intermodal Freight Systems 16 Congested Networks 493 17 System Security 525 18 Freight Transportation and the Environment 545 19 Labor and Human Resources 581 Contributors 617 Abbreviations 623 Index 627 edited by Lester A. Hoel, Genevieve Giuliano, and Michael D. Meyer Includes bibliographies and index. Transportation Freight 388.044 H694 9780971817555 241127 20241127150624.0