RAND Research Topic: Freight Traffic 2012-05-24T14:56:36Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/freight-traffic.html A Federal Role in Freight Planning and Finance http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1137.html Mar 21, 2012 Mar 21, 2012 Congestion within the U.S. freight system has increased dramatically in the past few decades, costing travelers, consumers, and businesses billions of dollars each year. A federal policy is offered to address the challenges faced by the U.S. freight network in an environment dominated by declining revenues and public resistance to increasing taxes. No Data? Big Problem. http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/03/20/DCSTBLOG.html Mar 20, 2012 Mar 20, 2012 Good data can inform decision makers about what really works&mdash;how best to relieve congestion and improve supply-chain connectivity to make freight transportation&mdash;and hence the U.S. economy&mdash;more competitive, write Mortimer Downey, Joseph Schofer, and Johanna Zmud. Recrafting Scenario Practice to Achieve Robust Long-Term Decisions http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120085.html Feb 1, 2012 Feb 1, 2012 Freight transport is a rapidly expanding and changing economic sector. A System Under Strain http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/09/30/INNOV.html Sep 30, 2011 Sep 30, 2011 Our transportation future will be multi-layered and complex&mdash;bounded by transportation infrastructure that is under-funded on the one hand and ever-expanding congestion and capacity constraints on the other, writes Johanna Zmud. Deterring the Smuggling of Nuclear Weapons in Container Freight Through Detection and Retaliation http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100114.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010 The authors quantify a game-theoretic model of terrorist decision making to understand the role of nuclear detection technologies in deterring nuclear terrorism. Modernizing the U.S. Freight-Transportation System for Future Economic Growth http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9457-1.html Jul 22, 2009 Jul 22, 2009 <p>Describes approaches to modernizing the U.S. freight-transportation system that require whole-system modeling, engagement of all stakeholders, and an understanding of the interdependence between local and national costs and benefits.</p> U.S. Freight System Modernization Necessary to Reduce Bottlenecks, Improve Security http://www.rand.org/news/press/2009/06/09.html Jun 9, 2009 Jun 9, 2009 The long-term efficiency and effectiveness of the U.S. freight transportation system is threatened by bottlenecks, inefficient use of some parts of the infrastructure components, vulnerability to disruptions, and crucial environmental and energy concerns. RAND Supply Chain Policy Center to Research Critical Issues in Freight Transportation http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/05/09/index1.html May 9, 2007 May 9, 2007 May 9, 2007 news release: RAND Supply Chain Policy Center to Research Critical Issues in Freight Transportation. Richard Hillestad http://www.rand.org/about/people/h/hillestad_richard.html <em>Adjunct Staff</em><br>Ph.D. in engineering and applied science, University of California, Los Angeles; M.S. and B.S. in electrical engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison