U.S. Department of Transportation
Freight Model Improvement Program
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TitleTRB Freight Modeling Conference Proceedings Now Available
Date Posted6/25/2008
URLhttp://wwwcf.fhwa.dot.gov/exit.cfm?link=http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/159983.aspx
Description The Transportation Research Board (TRB) has released TRB Conference Proceedings 40, "Freight Demand Modeling: Tools for Public-Sector Decision Making," which summarizes the September 25-27, 2006, conference held in Washington, D.C. on freight modeling methodologies, applications of existing models, and related data needed to support modeling efforts. The proceedings also include five papers prepared in connection with the conference. Printed copies of the proceedings can be purchased or a free electronic copy can be downloaded from the TRB Web site.