TITLE:
Effectively Using the QRFM to Model Truck Trips in Medium-Sized Urban Communities
AUTHORS:
Michael D. Anderson, Mary C. Dondapati, Gregory A. Harris
KEYWORDS:
Freight Modeling; Travel Demand Modeling
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Transportation Technologies,
Vol.3 No.3,
July
3,
2013
ABSTRACT: This paper analyses the effectiveness of applying the Quick Response Freight Manual (QRFM) to model freight transportation. Typically, freight transportation is indirectly modeled or as an after-thought. Increasing freight volumes, coupled with cost saving strategies such as just-in-time delivery systems, require that transportation policymakers analyze infrastructure needs and make investment decisions that explicitly include freight volumes as a component. This paper contains a case study using a medium sized urban area travel model and the QRFM trip generation and a distribution methodology to provide a framework for freight planning that can be used to improve resource allocation decisions.