Energy and Economic Impacts of Projected Freight Transportation Improvements

PDFTech ReportDOT-TSC-OST-76-61CommoditiesEnergy consumptionFreight trafficIntermodal transportationMathematical modelsTransportationUnited StatesUnited States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the SecretaryLeilich, R. H.Cohen, R. D.Green, A.Kendrick, M. J.Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co.John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.)NTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-Economic ImpactsNTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-ECONOMICS AND FINANCENTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-Freight Economics and FinanceNTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTNTL-FREIGHT-FREIGHTNTL-FREIGHT-Freight Economics and FinanceNTL-FREIGHT-Freight Planning and PolicyVolpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference CenterThis study examines current and future energy impacts for each major freight mode, by commodity, and, in many cases, by vehicle types. It also discusses potential economic impacts of these anticipated changes. The study is limited to intercity freight movements of both private and for-hire carriers. The study includes a determination of base case energy scenarios for 1972, 1980, and 1985 to serve as a basis for evaluating operational and technological impacts by 1980 and 1985 for an industry change scenario (in which industry is likely to implement changes on its own), and the government influence scenario (where changes could be accelerated by changes in economic and regulatory policies). Much of the data and findings contained in this study represent original research, but based on a relatively incomplete national data base. The report discusses in detail operational and technological changes which will have energy and economic impacts on each of the freight modes included in the report. Greater emphasis was given to intercity freight transportation by truck and railroad, with less emphasis on inland, coastal, and great lakes movements, pipelines and air freight