The study focuses on three broad topics: (1) Examination of freight terminal location patterns within nine metropolitan areas with regard to efficiency of goods movement; (2) delineation of neighborhood impacts created by trucking facilities; and (3) a brief evaluation of policy alternatives. Regarding efficiency of goods movement, the study found that, generally, terminals are well located, with excellent overall accessibility to transportation routes and economic concentrations. A model procedure is developed for identifying sections of a metropolitan area that are most suitable locations for efficient truck terminals. Use of this procedure results in composite scores of accessibility to manufacturing and wholesale employment and proximity to limited-access highway interchanges. Coded map overlays are used to delineate districts on the basis of four different degrees of suitability for truck terminals.


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    Title :

    Socio-Economic Aspects of Motor Freight Terminal Location


    Contributors:
    R. E. Coughlin (author) / T. R. Hammer (author) / S. Kramer (author) / T. A. Reiner (author) / L. Rosenberger (author)

    Publication date :

    1976


    Size :

    422 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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