TLMT 603 (TLMT603)

Transportation modes whether it is by land, air, or water, are essential components of how people and cargo move all over the world. Each mode has its own requisites and features, and has adapted to accommodate the specific demands of freight and passenger traffic. These fundamental differences occur in each entity since passengers and freight generally move in separate modes. In 2013, Americans alone took an estimated 10.7 billion trips on public transportation. This was the highest annual r...

Introduction The beginning of intermodalism stages shows us that there has been competition between different modes which produced un-integrated and separate transport systems. Intermodal is defined as the movement of a container or trailer by one or more modes in any combination of utilizing vehicles, freight and ocean vessels. There was minimal communication between the modes causing a disruption in the transportation business. As a result, the carriers that operated the various modes lo...