Washington State Commodity Flows

Jeremy Sage, Freight Policy Transportation Institute
Kenneth Casavant, Freight Policy Transportation Institute
J. Bradley Eustice, School of Economic Sciences
You Zhou, School of Economic Sciences
Food Distribution Research Society 2013
October 5th-8th 2013
Chicago, IL
Cost of Weather Induced Closures on
Washington Roadways
Cost of Weather Induced Closures on
Washington Roadways
Chronology of Events
I-5 Closure: December 2007
Dec. 3
20-mile section of I-5 closed
due to Floodwaters
SR 7 & US 12 detours opened
to trucks with emergency
Dec. 4
supplies and perishable loads
on a case-by-case basis.
One lane opened in each
direction to commercial freight
Dec. 6 vehicles.
11-mile section opened to all
traffic.
Dec. 7
I-5 completely reopened to all
traffic
Cost of Weather Induced Closures on
Washington Roadways
Chronology of Events
I-90 Closure: Jan.-Feb. 2008
I-90 at Snoqualmie Pass
Jan. 29
closed for avalanche .
Jan. 30
Jan. 31
I-90 reopened for 4 hours.
I-90 closes again due to 2nd
avalanche.
Governor Gregoire declares
State of Emergency.
Feb. 2 I-90 reopened to all traffic
Type of Economic
Impact
I-5 Closure
I-90 Closure
Total Impacts Due
to Closures
Total Lost
Economic Output
$47.07
$27.89
$74.96
Employment
Loss (Estimated
Job Loss for One
year Following
the Closure)
290
170
460
State Tax
Revenue Loss
$2.39
$1.42
$3.81
Reduction in
Personal Income
$14.55
$8.60
$23.15
Source: WSDOT Freight Systems Division IMPLAN Modeling, 2008
The Need for a Commodity Flow Survey
• Prioritizing Infrastructure Investment
• Not all roads are of equal economic
importance.
•
A truck counter might tell us the number on the
roadway, but does nothing to understand the value
of its cargo.
• By developing an understanding of the
commodities on a specific corridor, we may
generate a measure of the wider economic
impact of its improvement.
US 395
Wenatchee
Valley
Snoqualmie
Pass
•Cooperation with the Washington State
Patrol’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
Officers (CVEOs)
•Lion’s Club Crews Work around the clock
performing 3-5 minute questionnaires with the
drivers.
•Collect between 150-700 surveys per survey
day.
•How much freight is crossing the Snoqualmie Pass both in
tonnage and value of freight?
•What types of products are crossing the Pass, on a daily,
seasonal, and yearly basis?
•What routes does freight take when Snoqualmie Pass is
closed?
•Which Ports benefit most from Snoqualmie Pass?
•Is Snoqualmie Pass used primarily for importing or exporting
freight?
•How much does closing the Pass cost the state of
Washington’s economy?
•How much does it cost freight companies when the Pass is
closed?
•How much freight is crossing the Snoqualmie Pass both in
tonnage and value of freight?
•What types of products are crossing the Pass, on a daily,
seasonal, and yearly basis?
•What routes does freight take when Snoqualmie Pass is
closed?
•Which Ports benefit most from Snoqualmie Pass?
•Is Snoqualmie Pass used primarily for importing or exporting
freight?
•How much does closing the Pass cost the state of
Washington’s economy?
•How much does it cost freight companies when the Pass is
closed?
Complete only the one column that applies to this trip. No round-trip information, please!
Trucks CARRYING cargo:
Trucks WITHOUT cargo:
Where did you pick-up this cargo?
6)
City _________________________________
7)
State/Province_________________________
8)
Facility: [see Quality Control Notes]
a.
 Trucking yard
b.
 Railroad yard
c.
 River or ocean port
d.
 Airport
e.
 Industrial factory or sawmill
f.
 Agricultural processing facility
g.
 Warehouse/distribution center or post office
h.
 Farm or forest
i.
 Retail store or gas station
j.
 Job or construction site
k.
 Other ____________________________
Where is the destination of your cargo?
6)
City: _________________________________
7)
State/Province_________________________
8)
Facility: [See Quality Control Notes]
a.
 Trucking yard
b.
 Railroad yard
c.
 River or ocean port
d.
 Airport
e.
 Industrial factory or sawmill
f.
 Agricultural processing facility
g.
 Warehouse/distribution center or post office
h.
 Farm or forest
i.
 Retail store or gas station
j.
 Job or construction site
k.
 Other _____________________________
Where did this trip without cargo begin?
6)
7)
8)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
City _________________________________
State/Province_________________________
Facility: [see Quality Control Notes]
 Trucking yard
 Railroad yard
 River or ocean port
 Airport
 Industrial factory or sawmill
 Agricultural processing facility
 Warehouse/distribution center or post office
 Farm or forest
 Retail store or gas station
 Job or construction site
 Other ____________________________
Where will your trip without cargo end?
23)
City: _________________________________
24)
State/Province_________________________
25)
Facility: [See Quality Control Notes]
a.
 Trucking yard
b.
 Railroad yard
c.
 River or ocean port
d.
 Airport
e.
 Industrial factory or sawmill
f.
 Agricultural processing facility
g.
 Warehouse/distribution center or post office
h.
 Farm or forest
i.
 Retail store or gas station
j.
 Job or construction site
k.
 Other _____________________________
Eastbound Facility Origin - Winter
Facility Origin
Trucking yard
Railroad yard
Trucks Carrying
Cargo
Count Frequency
48
13%
Trucks Without Cargo
Count
All Trucks
58
Frequency
27%
Count
106
Frequency
18%
8
2%
3
1%
11
2%
18
5%
48
23%
66
11%
3
1%
0
0%
3
1%
Industrial factory/sawmill
29
8%
5
2%
34
6%
Agriculture processing facility
12
3%
3
1%
15
3%
204
56%
64
30%
268
46%
3
1%
4
2%
7
1%
13
4%
11
5%
24
4%
4
1%
1
0%
5
1%
Other
24
7%
14
7%
38
7%
Total
366
100%
211
100%
577
100%
River or Ocean Port
Airport
Warehouse/distribution
Farm or forest
Retail store or gas station
Job/construction site
Westbound Facility Origin - Winter
Facility Origin
Trucks Carrying Cargo
Trucks Without Cargo
Count
Count
Trucking yard
56
Frequency
10%
Railroad yard
4
River or Ocean Port
Airport
All Trucks
84
Frequency
12%
0%
4
1%
0
0%
2
0%
1%
1
1%
4
1%
72
13%
7
6%
79
12%
Agriculture processing facility
118
21%
6
5%
124
18%
Warehouse/distribution
212
38%
34
30%
246
36%
26
5%
1
1%
27
4%
Retail store or gas station
4
1%
16
14%
20
3%
Job/construction site
1
0%
0
0%
1
0%
Other
65
12%
21
18%
86
13%
Total
563
100%
114
100%
677
100%
Industrial factory/sawmill
Farm or forest
28
Frequency
25%
1%
0
2
0%
3
Count
Eastbound Cargo - Winter
Number of
Trucks
Total Cargo Weight (lbs)
Average Cargo Weight (lbs)
Miscellaneous Manufacturing (339)
71
1,993,894
30,675
Food Manufacturing (311)
51
1,669,476
33,390
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (312)
32
1,365,785
44,058
Crop Production (111)
23
953,507
41,457
General Merchandise Stores (452)
20
635,003
35,278
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers (441)
14
343,300
26,408
Paper Manufacturing (322)
13
379,014
29,155
Construction of Buildings (236)
13
569,341
43,795
All others
122
4,891,858
40,097
NAICS
Westbound Cargo - Winter
Number of
Trucks
Total Cargo Weight (lbs)
Average Cargo Weight (lbs)
Food Manufacturing (311)
147
6,831,741
48,452
Crop Production (111)
113
6,561,928
58,589
Miscellaneous Manufacturing (339)
69
2,145,191
33,519
Postal Service (491)
26
709,803
33,800
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (312)
25
1,390,081
55,603
Paper Manufacturing (322)
18
696,320
38,684
Construction of Buildings (236)
15
562,076
37,472
All others
170
6,514,485
38,321
NAICS
US-2: 174 miles, 3.25 hours
I-90: 107 miles, 1.75 hours
US-12: 267 miles, 4.75 hours
I-84: 453 miles, 7 hours
• Complete Surveys and Data Input.
• Generate Research Report for WSDOT that
enables them to answer their initial questions.
•How much freight is crossing the Snoqualmie Pass both in
tonnage and value of freight?
•What types of products are crossing the Pass, on a daily,
seasonal, and yearly basis?
•What routes does freight take when Snoqualmie Pass is
closed?
•Which Ports benefit most from Snoqualmie Pass?
•Is Snoqualmie Pass used primarily for importing or exporting
freight?
•How much does closing the Pass cost the state of
Washington’s economy?
•How much does it cost freight companies when the Pass is
closed?
• Complete surveys and data input.
• Generate research report for WSDOT that enables
them to answer their initial questions.
• Collect supplementary data to further enable a
broad understanding of the impact of road
closures on freight systems and effective
mitigation strategies.
•
•
Commodity differences in value of time.
Wait vs Reroute
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