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Council of Logistics Management, 2003 Annual Meeting

 

Council of Logistics Management Annual Meeting
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
September 21-24, 2003

Track 5: Critical Transportation Debates

Monday, Sept 22

Session A:

America's Ports: Falling Further Behind?

Presentations:

Prince, Theodore. Terminal Frustration. American Shipper. July 2003.

Prince, Theodore. Towards an International Intermodal Network. American Shipper. Nov.2001.

Prince, Theodore. Corridor Considered. American Shipper. .June 2002.

Prince, Theodore. The port paradigm paradox. American Shipper. July 2001.

Vickerman, M. John. Understanding Freight System Dynamics: State of Our Port and Intermodal Systems. July, 2003. (3.3 Megabytes)
National Chamber Foundation. Trade and Transportation: A Study of North American Port and Intermodal Systems. March 2003.
Information at: Http://uschamber.com/ncf/default
Strauss-Weider, Anne. Intermodal Access to US Ports: Report on Survey Findings. U.S. Dept of Transportation, Maritime Administration. August 2002.
 

Session B:

Transportation Carriers: Are Costs Too High or Rates Too Low?

 

Presentations:

Matthew K. Rose,pdf (197K)
James L. Welch, pdf (531K)
Craig E. Phillip, pdf (3.1M)

U.S. Dept of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Environmental Advantages of Inland Barge Transportation, 1994.

Session C:

Truck Size and Weight: What are the Real Issues? Who Plays and Who Pays?


Presentations:

Kenneth D. Boyer, pdf (140K)
Gerard McCullough, pdf (70K)
James J. Valentine, pdf (537K)

Transportation Research Board. Regulation of Weights, Lengths and Widths of Commercial Motor Vehicles, Special Report 267 (Committee for the Study of the Regulation of Weights, Lengths, and Widths of Commercial Motor Vehicles). Dec 2002.

McCullough, Gerald J. Evaluation of Transportation Research Board Special Report 267: Regulation of Weights, Lengths and Widths of Commercial Motor Vehicles. August, 2002.

Surface Transport: Global Insights: Investment Returns for Global Surface...
by Menno Sanderse, Penelope Butcher, Chin Lim. September, 2003.

Tuesday, Sept 23

Session D:

Financing Transportation Infrastructure: Beyond the Gas Tax

Presentations:

Arlee T. Reno, pdf (168K)
Anthony M. Rufolo, pdf (7.3M)
Harry Caldwell

General Accounting Office. Marine Transportation: Federal Financing and a Framework for Infrasructure Investments. September, 2002.
(Note: Overall review of federal financial support for transportation infrastructure.)

Rufolo, Anthony M. Designing Alternatives to State Motor Fuel Taxes. Transportation Quarterly,Vol. 57, No.1,(33–46). Fall 2003.

Heritage Foundation. Innovative Alternatives to the Gas Tax for Funding Transportation Programs. Proceedings of conference; link to downlaodable audio/video files. June 4, 2003.
http://www.heritage.org/Press/Events/ev060403a.cfm

FHWA Innovative Finance Home page
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovativefinance/index.htm  

Session E:

Building Transportation Infrastructure: Does “Smart Growth” Mean “No Growth”?


Presentations:

Scott Bernstein
William Grams

Wednesday, Sept 24

Session F:

Cargo Security: Technology Driving Public Policy?

 

Presentations:

Mortimer L. Downey, pdf (5.7M)
Daniel C. Murray

Wolfe, Michael. Technology to Enhance Freight Transportation Security and Productivity (Appendix to "Freight Transportation Security and Productivity"). Presentation at Intermodal Freight Security and Technology Workshop, Long Beach, California).Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations. April 27, 2002.
Wolfe, Michael. Freight Transportation Security and Productivity (presentation at Fifth EU/US Forum on Intermodal Freight Transport, Miami, FL). Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations. April 2001.

Session G:

Intelligent Transportation Systems: Really Improving Productivity?

 

Presentations:

Joseph L. Schofer, pdf (1.8M)
Thomas G. Hoback
Donald J. Schneider, pdf (1.4M)

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