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Freight Transportation
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Guidebook for Estimating the Economic Impact of Air Cargo at Airports - 12/19/2008
TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop a proposed guidebook for...
Economic Downturn Choking Global Commerce - 12/19/2008
Sharply lower consumer spending in the United States and other high-income countries is stalling global trade, causing a...
ATRI Releases Analysis of Operational Costs of Trucking - 12/19/2008
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released the findings of its analysis on the operational costs of trucking....
Bringing Freight Lessons Home - 12/19/2008
This article features lessons from other nations on improving freight transportation indicate the need to set a clear...
Data and Tools for Understanding the Goods Movement-Air Quality Connection: Call for Abstracts - 12/19/2008
TRB is sponsoring a workshop on Data and Tools for Understanding the Goods Movement-Air Quality Connection on June...
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Study Looks at Boosting Green Bay Port's Freight Capacity - 12/19/2008
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will investigate whether renewed demand for container shipping from Great Lakes...
Upcoming Events
01/11/2009 - TRB 88th Annual Meeting
01/13/2009 - Transportation Research Board, FMCSA Office of Analysis, Research and Technology Forum
02/08/2009 - Retail Industry Leaders Association Logistics 2009
