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Holland’s new ‘truck train’

Posted on September 12, 2011

The Dutch city of Utrecht has a new way to remove trucks from the central city in order to improve air quality and reduce congestion. While some freight is already being delivered directly to stores …

Posted in NewsTagged air quality, barge, congestion, freight, Netherlands, rail, trucks

Society pays more for trucking

Posted on September 12, 2011

A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), released earlier this year, details the far greater marginal costs imposed on society from trucking than rail or waterborne shipping. These costs include public infrastructure costs (such …

Posted in NewsTagged costs, freight, GAO, policy, rail, report, social costs, trucks, waterborne freight

GAO: Trucking the least efficient mode of freight shipping

Posted on March 23, 2011

Would roads be better used with fewer trucks? D.C. Streets Blog reports: “The Government Accountability Office published a study finding that the costs of freight trucking that are not passed on to the consumer are …

Posted in NewsTagged costs, efficiency, freight, research, trucks
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