Intra-Local Distribution Model: How Regional Tour-Based Truck Movement Fits Within Statewide Flows [Summary]

Federal Highway Administration2017PDFTech ReportUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationMahapatra, SubratRyder, BrianPurdy, Jeffrey EUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationUnited StatesFreight transportationTraffic modelsFHWA-HOP-18-021Estimating and forecasting freight movements in today's heavily congested Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area demands sophisticated models and analytics well beyond the capability of traditional tools. The Baltimore region contains many major freight facilities serving all modes, including the nation's sixth largest port, the Port of Baltimore, two Class I and three regional railroads, as well as the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Situated at the midpoint on the eastern seaboard, the heavily congested Baltimore-Washington region has an extensive roadway and highway network but dense urban development offers limited infrastructure expansion options. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA), Baltimore Region Transportation Board (BRTB), and the Baltimore Metropolitan Council (BMC), understood that these factors as well as the intricacies of international supply chains and the need to account for trip-chaining behavior of commercial truck drivers in urban areas presented complexities for which they needed innovative data models.95