Intermodal Mail-Truck Transportation: an Assessment of Potential Using Total Logistics Costs

摘要

Intermodal transportation offers many benefits to shippers and society in general, and intermodal movements have grown rapidly over the past 20 years; however, it still represents a very small portion of the total freight market (about 2 percent of the ton-mile market in the US). Thus, the benefits to shippers and society are not being fully realized. The purpose of this study is to examine the role that intermodal transportation plays in today's logistics environment and to assess its potential for further growth and adoption by examining the potential for intermodal service based on total logistics costs.