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GCat: Transportation Modes
MCat: Trucking-Freight Systems
Cat: Agricultural Transport

The movement of agricultural products by all transportation modes.

20 Resources
A Reliable Waterway System Is Important to Agriculture [31865] ?

Fact sheet and statistics on waterway systems to agricultural industry.

Agricultural Export Transportation Handbook [31049] ?

Comprehensive handbook on exporting agricultural products.

Agricultural Refrigerated Truck Quarterly (AgRTQ) [31060] ?

Quarterly report that provides a view of U.S. regional refrigerated truckload movements.

Agricultural Transportation [31062] ?

By air cargo, barge, rail, truck, ocean bulk shipments and ocean containerized shipments

Agricultural Transportation - An Overview [31048] ?

Presentation giving a basic understanding of the agricultural transportation system in the United States.

Expansion of U.S. Corn-Based Ethanol from the Agricultural Transportation Perspective [31994] ?

Analysis of transportation requirements for corn-based ethanol and its impact on grain transportation.

FSIS Safety and Security Guidelines for the Transportation of Meat, Poultry, and Eggs [pdf] [31054] ?

Guidance on transporting and distributing meat, poultry and egg products.

Grain Transportation Report [31051] ?

Weekly reporting of the latest volume and price movement data for transportation of US grains.

Guide for Security Practices in Transporting Agricultural and Food Commodities [31055] ?

Guidance on enhancing security from the farm-to-table of foods.

Major Land Uses Data Sets [32694] ?

Data of all major uses of public and private land in the United States including cropland, pasture, forest, etc.

Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative [31063] ?

Initiative to reduce emissions from diesel agricultural transportation vehicles.

Ocean Rate Bulletin [31057] ?

Quarterly publication that tracks the ocean freight rates of 18 agricultural commodities in over 45 trade lanes.

Protecting Perishable Foods During Transport by Truck [31053] ?

Guidelines for trucking specific produce, frozen foods, dairy, meats, etc with loading considerations.

Slow Moving Vehicle Signs [35619] ?

Information and videos on bright orange triangles emblems for slow moving vehicles.

The Importance of Short Line Railroads to Rural and Agricultural America [pdf] [31052] ?

Report identifies factors critical to success of short line railroad and their importance to US agriculture.

The Role of Air Cargo in California's Agricultural Export Trade [pdf] [31895] ?

The role of air cargo services in transporting California’s agricultural exports.

Traffic Control of Rural Roads in Agricultural Emergencies [pdf] [35113] ?

Guide for traffic control on local and state roads.

Transportation of U.S. Grains, A Modal Share Analysis [31050] ?

Report analyzes transportation mode changes of US grains and estimates tonnages by mode.

Tropical Products Transport Handbook [31058] ?

Handbook of requirements for produce, cut flowers and potted plants.

Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute Agricultural Transportation Reports [31064] ?

Transportation reports on agriculture in North Dakota and the rest of the upper great plains.

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