%0 Journal Article
%T Effectively Using the QRFM to Model Truck Trips in Medium-Sized Urban Communities
%A Michael D. Anderson
%A Mary C. Dondapati
%A Gregory A. Harris
%J Journal of Transportation Technologies
%P 185-189
%@ 2160-0481
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jtts.2013.33018
%X 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.
%K Freight Modeling
%K Travel Demand Modeling
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=33880