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There are several trade corridor initiatives that have been established over North America, mostly on a consensual basis in order to address common problems, such as infrastructure improvements. Many have a form of governance such as forums that include major stakeholders (state Departments of Transportation, Metropolitan Planning Organizations). However, many

The extent of the market area of an inland freight distribution cluster is related to the supply chains being serviced, as each supply chain has different requirements in terms of lead time as well as the volume and frequency of deliveries. Many supply chains, particularly in retail, rely on daily

Source: Adapted from Rodrigue, J-P and T. Notteboom (2010) “Comparative North American and European Gateway Logistics: The Regionalism of Freight Distribution”,  Journal of Transport Geography, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 497-507. The observed cargo concentration levels in the North American container port system are emanating from the increasing dominance of

Source: BTS. Transport Canada. Economic Analysis Directorate, adapted from Statistics Canada International Trade Data. Trade and physical flow imbalances are clearly reflected at major North American modal gateways. Almost all the gateways – land, maritime, and air alike – are characterized by traffic imbalances where inbound traffic far exceeds outbound

A North American lattice of trade corridors where freight distribution is coordinated by major gateways (container ports) and inland freight distribution clusters (IFDC) has emerged in recent decades. While gateways and IFDCs are significant markets, they also command distribution within the market areas they serve and the corridors they are

Source: BTS, Transportation Statistics Annual Report. Since the 1970s, trade with the United States has been an increasingly important driver of economic growth for Canada and Mexico. Moreover, freight transport between Canada and the United States has become the number one growth factor in the trucking industry, underlining the dependency

Authors: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue The North American economy is articulated along major corridors that connect commercial gateways to their hinterlands. 1. The Spatial Structure of Corridors Transport corridors are considered the backbones of transportation networks, linking major gateways and hubs through a convergence of freight and passenger flows. Most often,