Fast-Forward: Key Issues in Modernizing the U.S. Freight-...
Hillestad, Richard / Roo, Ben D. / Yoho, Keenan D.![Fast-Forward: Key Issues in Modernizing the U.S. Freight-Transportation System for Future Economic Growth](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/512/5122655/CHSBZCOP035122655.jpg)
Efficient movement of freight within the United States and across its borders is a critical enabler of future U.S. economic growth. The authors provide an overview of the freight-transportation system and the problems it faces, concluding with a discussion of key system-modernization issues, including increasing capacity, making the system less vulnerable to disruption, addressing environmental concerns, and building support for funding.