WHITE PAPER MARCH 2017 FREIGHT ASSESSMENT BLUEPRINT PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR EVALUATING FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL GREEN FREIGHT PROGRAMS Ben Sharpe www.theicct.org
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[email protected] | www.theicct.org | @TheICCT © 2017 International Council on Clean Transportation FREIGHT ASSESSMENT BLUEPRINT TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................1 2. How to conduct a freight assessment ................................................................................4 3. What to include in a freight assessment ...........................................................................9 3.1 Roles and trends of trucking, shipping, and rail .................................................................. 9 3.2 Freight trucks and trailers sales market.................................................................................12 3.3