Impacts of Public Policy on the Freight Transportation System (2011) / Chapter Skim
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Then there are all the policies that do not involve regulations directly applicable to freight carriers. Most decisions about infrastructure investment, pricing, trade, land use, and energy/climate change fall in this category, as do some environmental, safety, and security regulations.
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Regulations that Apply Directly to Freight Carriers Other Public Policies Freight System Impacts Analyzed HOS for Drivers Truck Speed Limits and Governor Rules Aircraft Fuel Tank Flammability Rules TWIC for Ports and Inland Towboats Emissions Standards for Diesel Engines Int'l Air Emissions Regulations for Vessels Federal Truck Size and Weight Rules Freight System Impacts Generally Not Analyzed Alien Fingerprint Rules for Outbound Planes and Ships Air Cargo Screening Requirements Idling Restrictions for Trucks and Locomotives Water Pollutant Discharge Rules for Vessels State Truck Route Restrictions Local Truck Access and Parking Policies Local Restrictions on Locomotive Horns State Truck Size and Weight Rules Local Land Use Policies Restrictions on Disposal of Port Dredging Spoil Local Policy to Oppose a Railroad Acquisition Highway Infrastructure Investment Inland Waterway Infrastructure Investment Highway Tolls and Other User Charges Lockage Fees for Inland Waterways Peak Pricing for Port Trucks Peak Pricing for Airports GHG Cap and Trade Renewable Fuel Standards, Incentives
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This is also true, to a degree, for speed limits and governors, although it may be that both Congress and the Executive Branch could benefit from a better understanding of freight impacts. States do not likely understand the impacts of differential speed limits for trucks and might change their policies with more information; the research team considers this policy a Case 2.
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Although the research team's interviews suggest that there have been no negative freight system impacts to date, the potential for such impacts, such as higher fuel costs or engine maintenance costs, clearly exists. Both state and Federal policy-making in this area could benefit from more information on freight system impacts.
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This is particularly true for policies enacted to achieve goals unrelated to transportation (e.g., land use policies or dredge spoil disposal policies) and policies that affect the entire transportation system, both passenger and freight (e.g., highway investment policy, alien fingerprinting rules, or renewable fuel standards)
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Decision context of policy examples. Level of Implementation Category Policy Federal State Local Safety HOS Rules for Drivers Case 1 Truck Speed Li mi ts and Governor Rules Case 1 Case 2 Aircraft Fuel Tank Flam mab ility Rules Case 1 Restrictions on Locomotive Horns Case 1 Case 3 Security TW IC for Ports and Inland Towboats Case 1 Alien Fingerprint Rules for Outbound Planes, Ships Case 2 Air Cargo Screening Requirements Case 2 Land Use Local Land Use Policies Case 2 Emissions Standards for Diesel Engines Case 1 Case 1 Idling Restrictions for Trucks and Locom otives Case 3 Case 3 Environm ent Restrictions on Port Drayage Trucks Case 2 Restrictions on Disposal of Port Dredging Spoil Case 2 Case 2 Case 3 Water Pollutant Discharge Rules for Vessels Case 2 International Air Emissions Regulations for Vessels Case 1 GHG Cap and Trade Case 2 Energy and Climate Change Renewable Fuel Standards, Incentives Case 2 Truck Route Restrictions Case 2 Case 3 Local Policy to Oppose a Railroad Acquisition Case 3 Local Truck Access and Parking Policies Case 3 Operations and Maintenance Truck Size and Weight Case 2 Case 3 Highway Infrastructure Investm ent Case 1 Case 1 Infrastructure Invest me nt Inland Waterway Infrastructure Investm ent Case 2 Highway Tolls and Other User Charges Case 2 Case 2 Lockage Fees for Inland Waterways Case 2 Infrastructure Finance and Pricing Peak Pricing for Port Trucks Case 2 Peak Pricing for Airports Case 1
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However, freight industry executives have pointed out that state economic development agencies have sometimes been effective in showing local governments how, for example, new intermodal terminals can bring jobs and tax revenues. Clearly, there is no single or simple way to bring a higher level of freight awareness to relevant officials, but there are many ways that could be effective in different contexts.
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