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Monetizing truck freight and the cost of delay for major truck routes in Georgia

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dc.contributor.advisor Southworth, Frank
dc.contributor.author Gillett, Jessica C. en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Amekudzi, Adjo
dc.contributor.committeeMember Micheal Meyer
dc.contributor.department Civil and Environmental Engineering en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2012-02-17T19:25:30Z
dc.date.available 2012-02-17T19:25:30Z
dc.date.issued 2011-11-21 en_US
dc.description.abstract This research provides an example delay calculation for long-haul single unit and combination trucks on Interstate-75 (I-75) in Georgia. Truck profiles on Georgia interstates are used to calculate the value of freight by truck type and commodity moved. Determining the types of trucks and commodities moved within the state of Georgia allows the researcher to monetize the effect of recurring congestion by location in addition to the cost of lost time. A more accurate calculation of delay based on truck type and commodity moved will better inform the Georgia Department of Transportation about the performance of Georgia's major truck routes and its potential effect on the local economy. A review of past research on this topic found that the calculated cost of delay in previous studies varied widely based on truck and commodity type. The identification of the types of commodities moved can assist in better monetizing the value of truck freight. Using forecast data on future truck traffic volume increases in the corridor, the growing importance of putting a value on different types of truck freight delay costs are demonstrated. en_US
dc.description.degree MS en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/42907
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject Commodity valuation en_US
dc.subject Freight performance measures en_US
dc.subject Freight value of time en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Cost effectiveness
dc.subject.lcsh Value analysis (Cost control)
dc.subject.lcsh Freight rates
dc.subject.lcsh Trucking
dc.subject.lcsh Freight and freightage
dc.title Monetizing truck freight and the cost of delay for major truck routes in Georgia en_US
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dc.type.genre Thesis
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local.contributor.corporatename School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
local.contributor.corporatename College of Engineering
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