Publications

Border Crossing Delay

2001 Assessment of Truck Travel Time & Delay at 7 International Ports-of-Entry

Final Study Report
- 2001 Border Synthesis Report [HTML, PDF 785 KB]
Individual Site Reports and One Pager Overviews
- Ambassador Bridge Overview [HTML, PDF 129KB]
- Ambassador Bridge Site Report [HTML, DOC 4MB, PDF 1.45MB]
- Blaine (Pacific Highway) Overview [HTML, PDF 117KB ]
- Blaine (Pacific Highway) Site Report [HTML, DOC 9.53MB, PDF 1.38MB]
- Blue Water Bridge Overview [HTML, PDF 123KB]
- Blue Water Bridge Site Report [HTML, DOC 7.87MB , PDF 1MB]
- Otay Mesa Overview [HTML, PDF 123KB ]
- Otay Mesa Site Report [HTML, DOC 1.80MB, PDF 1.34MB]
- Peace Bridge Overview [HTML, PDF 122KB]
- Peace Bridge Site Report [HTML, DOC 6.86MB, PDF 1.91MB]
- World Trade Bridge Overview [HTML, PDF 126KB]
- World Trade Bridge Site Report [HTML, DOC 4.89MB, PDF 1.55MB]
- Zaragoza Bridge Overview [HTML, PDF 129KB ]
- Zaragoza Bridge Site Report [HTML, DOC 3.29MB, PDF 851KB ]
- Automated Technologies Report [HTML, DOC 989KB, PDF 454KB]
Freight News: Commercial Vehicle Travel Time & Delay at U.S. Border Crossings [HTML, PDF 110KB]

FHWA Freight BCA Study: Summary of Phase II Results [HTML]
Freight Benefit/Cost Study: Phase III - Analysis of Regional Benefits of Highway-Freight Improvements [HTML, PDF 513KB]
Benefit Cost Analysis of Highway Improvements in Relation to Freight Transportation: Microeconomic Framework [HTML, PDF 1.27MB]
Freight Benefit/Cost Study: Capturing the Full Benefits of Freight Transportation Improvements [HTML, PDF 385KB]
Freight Benefit/Cost Study: Compilation of the Literature [HTML, PDF 902KB]
Freight Transportation: Improvements and the Economy [HTML, PDF 1.9MB]
Highway Freight Logistics Reorganization Benefits Estimation Tool Report and Documentation [HTML, PDF 651KB]
Highway Operations Spending as a Catalyst for Job Growth [HTML, DOC 410KB]
Public Policy Impacts on Freight Productivity [HTML, PDF 478KB]

Financing Freight Transportation Improvements Workshop Proceedings [HTML, DOC 246KB]
Financing Freight Improvements [HTML, PDF 1.5MB]
Financing Freight Improvements Flyer [HTML, PDF 183KB]

Review of Environmental Factors Affecting Intermodal Freight Transportation Facility Development and Expansion [HTML, DOC 582KB]
Freight and the Environment Charrette Proceedings Report [HTML, DOC 343KB]

Freight Professional Development Overview [HTML, PDF 265KB]
Freight Professional Development Program Training and Technical Assistance [HTML, PDF 119KB]
Talking Freight Seminars [HTML, PDF 144KB]
Resource Library

Border Information Flow Architecture [HTML, PDF 190KB]
Freight News: Freight Information Real-Time System for Transport (FIRST) [HTML, PDF 77KB]
Freight News: U.S. Canada International Mobility and Trade Corridor [HTML, PDF 75KB]

The AASHTO-FHWA Freight Transportation Partnership
- Partnership 1 - Synthesis of Findings from the AASHTO/FHWA Survey, Web Casts, and Conference [HTML, PDF 229KB]
- Partnership 2 - Synthesis of Findings from the AASHTO/FHWA Survey and Meeting

Advancing Intermodal Cargo Information System Deployments Across Modes and Regions, Technical Memorandum #2: Technology Applications [HTML, DOC 881KB]
Concept of Operations for an ESCM Standard [HTML, DOC 647KB]
Electronic Cargo Seals: Context, Technologies and Marketplace [HTML, DOC 760KB]
Electronic Intermodal Supply Chain Manifest - Freight Operational Test Evaluation Final Report
Freight Info: Cost-Benefit Methodology [HTML, PDF 118KB]
Freight Info: Electronic Freight Management [HTML, PDF 169KB]
Freight News: Air Cargo Electronic Supply Chain Manifest (ESCM) [HTML, PDF 71KB]
Freight News: Freight Info Highway and Cargo Visibility Prototype [HTML, PDF 69KB]
Freight News: Freight Information Real-Time System for Transport (FIRST) [HTML, PDF 77KB]
Freight News: U.S. Canada International Mobility and Trade Corridor [HTML, PDF 75KB]
Freight Technology Assessment Tool User Guide [HTML, PDF 1.1MB]
Freight Transportation Security and Productivity [HTML, DOC 76KB]
Intermodal Freight Technology Overview [HTML, PDF - 189KB]
Standards Setting Needs for Freight Management [HTML, DOC 41KB]
Appendix - "Technology to Enhance Freight Transportation Security and Productivity" [HTML, DOC 124KB]
The Electronic Freight Management Initiative [HTML, PDF 3.6MB]
The Freight Technology Story: Intelligent Freight Technologies and Their Benefits
Trends in the use of Intermodal Freight Identification Technology [HTML, DOC 611KB]

European Scan:

United States/European Union Freight Partnership:

Fourth Forum on Intermodal Freight Transport between Europe and the United States, Executive Summary [DOC, 573KB]
Toward Improved Intermodal Freight Transport in Europe and the United States: Next Steps. Report from the second ENO Transportation Foundation Policy Forum held November 18-20, 1998 in Munich, Germany [PDF, 1.6MB]
Toward Improved Intermodal Freight Transport Between Europe and the United States: Report of the Third EU–US Forum Based on an Eno Transportation Foundation Policy Forum held November 3-5, 1999, in New York [PDF, 3.4MB]

Freight News: NHS Freight Connectors [HTML, PDF 482KB]
NHS Intermodal Freight Connectors, Report to Congress [HTML, DOC 4.27MB]
Pulling Together: The National Highway System and ITS Connections to Major Intermodal Terminals [HTML, PDF, 256KB]
The Role of National Highway System Connectors: Industry Context and Issues [HTML, PDF 222KB]

Expenses per Mile for the Motor Carrier Industry: 1990 through 2000 and Forecasts through 2005 [HTML, PDF 181KB]
Measuring Improvements in the Movement of Highway and Intermodal Freight [HTML, DOC 238KB]
Measuring Travel Time in Freight-Significant Corridors [HTML, PDF 142KB]
National Freight Transportation Workshop Proceedings [PDF 262KB]
Freight Performance Measurement: Travel Time in Freight-Significant Corridors [HTML, PDF 2.8MB]

Vehicle Size and Weight Overview [HTML, PDF - 217KB]
Bridge Formula Weights [HTML, PDF 1.5MB]
Commercial Vehicle Travel Time & Delay at U.S. Border Crossings [HTML, PDF 110KB]
Federal Size Regulations for Commercial Motor Vehicles [HTML, PDF 1.1MB]

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