NTL Catalog Record

Title	Freight performance measures : a yardstick for Minnesota's transportation system : recommendations of the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee
Record ID	12983
Corporate Creator	Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee
Corporate Contributor	Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation
Publisher	Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation
Publication Date	19991100
Abstract	Performance measures tell public officials and citizens how well services are meeting customer needs. In this report, the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee recommends performance measures for Minnesotas freight transportation system. MFAC is a group of shippers and transportation company managers and executives that advises the Minnesota Department of Transportation on the needs of freight customers. MFAC puts a priority on economic measures and ensuring that Minnesotas transportation system is globally competitive. All areas of system performance time, safety, infrastructure, and accesshave economic consequences for shippers. MFAC urges the state to invest in transportation projects and services with the highest economic return. Tables, 15p.
TRT Terms	Freight transportation ; Measures of effectiveness ; Recommendations
General Subjects	Freight performance measures; Minnesota
Classification	NTL - FREIGHT - FREIGHT; NTL - FREIGHT - Freight Planning and Policy
Geographical Coverage	Minnesota
Resource type	Research Paper
URL	http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/12000/12900/12983/FreightPerformanceMeasures.pdf
Format	PDF
Language:	English
Database	NTL Digital Repository

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