FAF2: PROVISIONAL COMMODITY ORIGIN-DESTINATION ESTIMATES
FINAL REPORT
Submitted to
Office of Freight Management and Operations
Federal Highway Administration
Washington DC
Prepared by
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In Association with
MacroSys Research and Technology
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University of Tennessee
November, 2007
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
2.0 FREIGHT MOVEMENT BY HIGHWAY
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Principal Data Sources
- 2.3 Methodology for Domestic Freight
- 2.4 Methodology for International Freight
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Data Sources
- 3.3 Combining Census and OAI Data
- 3.4 Forecasting Data for the Remainder of the Year
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Principal Data Sources
- 4.3 Domestic Rail Flows
- 4.4 Methodology for International Freight
- 4.4.1 Methodology for International Freight
- 4.4.2 Determine State-Level Transborder Rail Freight to and from Canada and Mexico
- 4.4.3 Disaggregate Estimates of Transborder Rail Freight by State to FAF-Level Estimates
- 4.4.4 Allocate FAF-Level Flows to Ports
- 4.4.5 Combine Import and Export Data
- 4.4.6 Future Directions
6.0 FREIGHT MOVEMENT BY PIPELINE
7.0 COMPILATION OF PROVISIONAL DATABASES
APPENDIX A. COMPARISON OF DATA SOURCES AND FORECASTS
List of Tables
- Table 4-1. Relationship between Employment, Demographic, and Rail Flow
- Table 4-2. FAF Commodity Definitions and PPI
- Table 6-1. Data Availability for Freight Movement by Pipeline
- Table A-1. A Comparison of the OAI and Customs Data with FAF
- Table A-2. Third Quarter Forecasts of Tons Enplaned by Foreign Carriers (in 1,000s)
- Table A-3. Fourth Quarter Forecasts of Tons Enplaned by All Carriers (in 1,000s)
List of Figures