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July 15, 2016
Mr. Matthew Chambers Designated Federal Officer Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue S.E. Room # E32-342 Washington, D.C. 20590 portstatistics@dot.gov
RE: Document No....
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June FTEs in thousands (000) 1990 461.8 1991 448.5 1992 451.8 1993 448.0 1994 435.9...OVERVIEW The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act, P.L. 114-94; Dec. 4, 2015), Section 6018 (codified at 49 USC 6314) directed the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) to implement a Port Performance Freight Statistics Program (Program) on behalf of U.S...
January 14, 2016
The Honorable Anthony Foxx Secretary Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, D.C. 20590
RE: Coalition Input on FAST Act Port Performance Statistics Report – Key MetricsDear Secretary Foxx:
On...
Input for Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group by TruWeather Solutions LLC (18 June 2016) Don Berchoff, CEO TruWeather Solutions
A critical component of improving Port Freight Performance is understanding the impact and cost of weather and marine...
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Load Factor (Seasonally Adjusted) May-11 82.5 Jun-11 81.6 Jul-11 82.2 Aug-11 82.2 Sep-11...Graphic Version | Excel
(Seasonally Adjusted, Monthly Average of 2000 = 100)
Month Freight TSI Jun-11 110.3 Jul-11 109.9 Aug-11 110.8 Sep-11...Graphic Version
Key questions
How do we choose useful, fair, and consistent port metrics? How do we address the diversity of port types and operations? How to we use the opportunity to provide insight and tell the port industry story?Graphic Version
Truck turn time includes waiting/queue time and terminal time.
Terminal turn times vary by time of day and transaction type Port-wide average terminal turn times could be compiled from terminal information systems Compiling queueing times would...