Strategic Logistics Management

Chapter 8
Annotated Links

Transportation

http://www.bts.gov

This website for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics is a part of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). The website is rich in information regarding the DOT’s statistical policy and research, and houses transportation studies, a national transportation library, and several searchable databases. The site also includes travel and commodity flow surveys, as well as on-going surveys related to transportation topics.

http://www.nas.edu/trb/

The Transportation Research Board has encouraged research and innovation in transportation since 1920 and provides information on such important transport topics as: high-speed rail transport, highway transportation, recent legal rulings, and documentation. This website is sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences.

http://www.bpinews.com/trans/trannews.htm

This website is a sub-website of Business Publishers Incorporated and offers linkages to transportation publications and industry newsletters. Examples of the publications include HazMat Transport News, U.S. Rail News, and Urban Transport News. From this portal, one can link to the aforementioned transportation industry publications.

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/

This website is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) homepage and is the home of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. This website features access to the latest FMSCA policy changes and legislative rulings, database access to facts and figures, and rules and regulations. It is a comprehensive page on all U.S. transportation safety issues.

http://www.joc.com/

The Journal of Commerce is the world’s oldest newspaper and is very rich in providing the latest news and developments in the world of commerce. The archival databases are very easy to use and can aid the student in researching a particular topic on anything in the field of transportation, and commerce.