The role of government in fostering intermodal transport innovation:

Freight transportation systems are very important all over the world and are considered to be very significant to the world for regional and local economies (Konings & H. Nijkamp, 2008). The author has explained that using 1994 gross national product numbers freight transportation made 6.3 per cent of total expenditure (Knoning & H. Nijkamp, 2008). Freight transportation represents a percentage of total expenditures 38.52 per cent of the total. Here in the United States freight transportation system has become very important of global network, which has increase capacity and demand for the needs of customers that are placed on freight services. There have been past studies and concerns about environmental and health issues, for these reasons, yes, I do agree with the author and that he did provide several reasons “ to implement proactive policies to foster intermodal transport innovation and ultimately, enhance the competitive edge of the American economy, foster the role of freight transportation as an agent of economic development and efficiency of the freight system, and to reduce the negative environmental and health externalities, and congestion, produced by freight transportation activity” (Knoning & H. Nijkamp, 2008). The author also explained and shows that the absence of intermodal innovation initiative...

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