INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION COST ANALYSIS TABLES

This document consists of a series of cost analysis tables that can be used by shippers and transportation service providers. The tables are presented over an exhaustive range of transportation cost and shipment characteristic parameters. The tables presented in this document enable the user to determine the least cost transportation mode given various characteristics of the shipment being transported. The following sections demonstrate to prospective users how the tables may be effectively used to analyze alternative modes of transportation over a multitude of rate, distance, and shipment characteristic combinations. The tables are best used for containerized shipments.