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Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Sign in to download PDF book and chapters Free Resources Display this book on your site! Related Titles Policy Options for Intermodal Freight Transportation: Special Report 252 NCHRP Report 570: Guidebook for Freight Policy, Planning, and Programming in Small- and Medium-Sized Metropolitan Areas Other Related Titles NCFRP Report 7: Identifying and Using Low-Cost and Quickly Implementable Ways to Address Freight-System Mobility Constraints (2010) National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager Transportation Research Board. "Acronyms." NCFRP Report 7: Identifying and Using Low-Cost and Quickly Implementable Ways to Address Freight-System Mobility Constraints. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2010. Please select a format: Page 93   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore Page 93 Front Matter (R1-R10) Summary (1-4) 1.1 Problem Statement (5-5) 1.3.2 Data Collection (6-7) 1.3.3 Data Analysis (8-8) 2.2.2 Definition of Low-Cost Highway Improvements (9-9) 2.2.4 Low-Cost Operational/Technology Improvements (10-10) 2.2.5 Examples of Low-Cost Operational Improvements (11-11) 2.2.6 Low-Cost Regulatory/Public Policy Improvements (12-12) 2.3.1 Freight Capacity (13-13) 2.3.3 Low-Cost Improvements (14-14) 2.4.3 Performance Indicators (15-15) 2.4.6 Examples of Low-Cost Improvements (16-17) 3.3 System Performance (18-20) 3.4 Highways (21-24) 3.5 Railroads (25-28) 3.6 Intermodal (29-29) 3.7 Deepwater Ports (30-34) 3.8.3 Inland Rivers and Waterways (35-35) 3.8.4 Locks and Dams (36-39) 4.1 Defining and Characterizing Freight Mobility Constraints (40-40) 4.2.1 Highways (41-41) 4.2.2 Railroads (42-42) 4.2.3 Deepwater Ports and Inland Waterways (43-43) 4.2.4 Labor Unions (44-44) 4.2.5 Summary (45-46) 4.3.1 Highways (47-48) 4.3.4 Summary (49-52) 5.1.1 Highways (53-53) 5.1.3 Deepwater Ports and Inland Waterways (54-54) 5.2 Criteria for Low-Cost Improvements (55-55) 5.4.1 Highways Improvement Strategies (56-60) 5.4.2 Railroads Improvement Strategies (61-61) 5.4.3 Deepwater and Inland Waterways Improvement Strategies (62-63) 5.5 Summary of Improvements (64-67) 6.2.1 Characterization of Constraint (68-68) 6.2.2 Selection of Improvements (69-70) 6.2.3 Evaluation of Improvement Options (71-71) 6.5 Integration into Planning Process (72-72) 6.5.1 Transportation Planning Process (73-73) 6.5.2 Project Development Process (74-74) 6.6 Evaluation of Beta Version of Tool (75-75) 7.2 Approach to Developing Catalog of Strategies (76-76) 7.2.1 Highways (77-77) 7.2.2 Railroads (78-81) 7.2.3 Deepwater Ports and Inland Waterways (82-86) 8.1 Conclusions (87-87) 8.2 Recommendations for Further Research (88-89) References (90-92) Acronyms (93-94) Appendix A - Methodology User Guide (95-99) Appendix B - Annotated Bibliography (100-109) Appendix C - Interview Guide (110-113) Appendix D - Internet Survey Instrument (114-125) Appendix E - Low-Cost Improvement Analysis Tool (LCIAT) Evaluation Form (126-126) Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications (127-127)

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93 Acronyms 3PLs 3rd Party Logistics Providers AAA American Automobile Association AADT Annual Average Daily Traffic AADTT Annual Average Daily Truck Traffic AAPA American Association of Port Authorities AAR Association of American Railroads AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI Automatic Car Identification AEI Automatic Equipment Identification AIWW Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway ATA American Trucking Associations ATRI American Transportation Research Institute AWO American Waterway Operators BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics BNSF Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway BRC Belt Railway Company of Chicago Caltrans California Department of Transportation CAD Computer Aided Dispatch(ing) CB Citizens Band (Radio) CBD Central Business District CBO Congressional Budget Office CLM Car Location Message CREATE Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program CS&I Communications, Signaling, and Information CSCMP Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals DHS Department of Homeland Security DOD Department of Defense DOT Department of Transportation DST Double-Stack Train dwt Dead Weight Tonnage EJ&E Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern Railway EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAF Freight Analysis Framework FCC Federal Communications Commission FHWA Federal Highway Administration FPM Freight Performance Measurement FRA Federal Railway Administration FSC Freight Stakeholders Coalition

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94 GAO Government Accountability Office GDP Gross Domestic Product GIS Geographical Information System GIWW Gulf Intracoastal Waterway GPS Global Positioning System GVW Gross Vehicle Weight HPMS Highway Performance Monitoring System HOV High Occupancy Vehicle IHS Interstate Highway System IPO Initial Public Offering IRPT Inland Rivers, Ports, and Terminals, Inc. IT Information Technology ITC Investment Tax Credit ITS Intelligent Transportation System(s) JIT Just-in-time LCIAT Low-Cost Improvement Analysis Tool LNG Liquefied Natural Gas LOS Level of Service LTL Less than Truckload MARAD Maritime Administration MOW Maintenance of Way MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization MTS Marine Transportation System NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHPN National Highway Planning Network NHS National Highway System NITL National Industrial Transportation League NN National Network NS Norfolk Southern O-D Origin-Destination PPP Public-Private Partnerships PSI Present Serviceability Index PTC Positive Train Control RFID Radio Frequency Identification RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration RO/RO Roll-on/roll-off ROI Return on Investment SCOD AASHTO's Subcommittee on Design STB Surface Transportation Board TEU Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit TIP Transportation Improvement Program TL Truckload TRB Transportation Research Board TWIC Transportation Worker Identification Credential U.S. United States USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers USCG United States Coast Guard USDOT United States Department of Transportation VACIS Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System v/c Volume/Capacity Ratios VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled