Freight Transportation Bookshelf

This page provides links to several key freight transportation resources. It is not meant to be a comprehensive library of freight resources, but rather a listing of selected documents that should be on every freight practitioner's bookshelf. The National Transportation Library provides access to a larger listing for freight transportation.

Freight Story 2008 - This report is an updated national overview of challenges facing the freight transportation system and responses to those challenges by freight stakeholders in the public and private sectors.
Freight Facts and Figures 2008 - This report contains national statistics and maps highlighting the extent, use, and consequences of freight transportation in the United States.
Quick Response Freight Manual Second Edition - This report provides background information on the freight transportation system and factors affecting freight demand, helps planners locate available data and freight-related forecasts compiled by others, shows how to apply this information in developing forecasts for specific facilities, and provides simple techniques and transferable parameters that can be used to develop freight vehicle trip tables.
Guide to Quantifying the Economic Impacts of Federal Investments in Large-Scale Freight Transportation Projects [HTML, PDF 814 KB]