Performance Metrics Used by Freight Transport Providers

1 Executive Summary 1 Industry Overview 3 Freight Transport Providers Trucking 3 Railroads 4 Maritime 4 Pipelines 5 Aviation 7 Other Modes 10 Summary 10 Freight Performance Measures: Literature Review 11 Industry Performance Measures and Concerns Commercial Trucking and Multimodal 15 Railroads 19 Ports and Ships 21 Pipelines 22 Aviation 24 Other Modes 26 Conclusion 26 References 27 Appendix (Tables A1 and A2) 31 W. Cottrell Cal Poly Pomona Performance Metrics Used by Freight Transport Providers Wayne D. Cottrell, Ph.D., P.E., Civil Engineering Department California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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