Transportation Profiles for MAFC Commodities [TRDP Title]

University Transportation Centers Program2011PDFTech ReportHorowitz, AlanVonderembse, MarkDobrzykowski, DavidLindquist, PeterKawamura, KazuyaLin, JaneRuan, MinyanGuo, JessicaWittwer, ErnieAdams, TeresaNational Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (U.S.)Mid-America Freight CoalitionUnited States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationUnited States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) ProgramWisconsin. Department of TransportationUnited StatesTransportation planningFreight transportationCommodity flowCase studiesAutomobile industryDisaggregate analysisMicrosimulationTruckingCountiesMAFC-10TRJ 03450830Effective planning for freight in the public sector is often hindered by the difficulty in obtaining reliable estimates of the quantity of freight commodities flowing between points in the planning area. In an effort to address this issue, the states of the Mid-America Freight Coalition (formerly the Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition) initiated a project to develop a profile of commodities flowing through the region. To address this challenge, CFIRE conducted three separate but related efforts. The University of Toledo conducted the first. It involved developing a case study of the auto industry on the supply chain used. The University of Illinois-Chicago, with help from the University of Toledo, carried out the second. It disaggregated federal Freight Analysis Framework data on commodity flow to yield county-level information. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee led the third element, with help from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Illinois-Chicago and the University of Toledo. It involved the construction of a micro-simulation model the yielded truck-based commodity flow information and route assignments at the county level for key commodities within the region.127