Performance Measures for Freight Transportation (2011) / Chapter Skim
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The ATA's U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast tracks trends and forecasts in manufacturing, construction, agricultural commodities, mining, and non-oil merchandise imports that affect truck freight volumes.
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Ports and Waterways Data Data regarding port volumes and the quantity and type of cargo imports and exports are available to generate some performance trends for U.S. ports.
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The GAO reported to Congress repeatedly on efforts by FMCSA to improve the quality of truck-crash reports: Overall, commercial motor vehicle crash data does not yet meet general data quality standards of completeness, timeliness, accuracy, and consistency. For example, according to FMCSA, as of fiscal year 2004 nearly one-third of commercial motor vehicle crashes that states are required to report to the federal government were not reported, and those that were reported were not always accurate, timely, or consistent.16 Lack of Performance Data Another finding of the research is that data about infrastructure condition are more available than are data for freight system performance.
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, "A Concept for a National Freight Data Program," for the TRB Committee on Freight Transportation Data: A Frame work for Development, 2003, p.
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2005 Highlights page. 17 USDOT, Framework for a National Freight Policy, http://www.freight.dot.
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