Research Reports

Research reports are papers that have been published through FPTI.

  • Jessup, Eric, Suzette Galinato, Zhazira Alisheva and J. Bradley Eustice. Pacific Northwest Container Availability Study. West Coast Container Traffic Analysis (pdf).
  • Sage, Jeremy, Ken Casavant, and J. Bradley Eustice. FPTI Research Report #19 (pdf). “Washington State Short Line Rail Inventory and Needs Assessment.” June 2015.
  • Sage, Jeremy and Ken Casavant. FPTI Research Report #18 (pdf). “Truck Freight Commodity Flows: US 395 North of Spokane Washington.” October 2014.
  • Sage, Jeremy and Ken Casavant. FPTI Research Report #17 (pdf). “Freight Commodity Flows: Selected Washington State Highways.” April 2014.
  • Sage, Jeremy, John Maxwell, Zun Wang, Ken Casavant and Anne Goodchild. FPTI Research Report #16 (pdf). “Enhancing Performance Measurement: Implementing Computable General Equilibrium Models in Truck-Freight Network Investment Prioritization.” March 2014.
  • Taylor, Justin, Ken Casavant, Jeremy Sage, Danna Moore and Barb Ivanov. FPTI Research Report #15 (pdf). “Congestion Impacts on Washington’s Freight-Dependent Businesses.” Winter 2013.
  • Sage, Jeremy, Ken Casavant, Anne Goodchild, Ed McCormack, Zun Wang, B. Starr McMullen and Daniel Holder. FPTI Research Report #14 (pdf).
  • “Development of a Freight Benefit/Cost Methodology for Project Planning.” June 2013.
  • Sage, Jeremy, Ken Casavant and Catherine Lawson. FPTI Research Report #13 (pdf). “Full Reciprocity Plan Financial Impact Study Review: Final Compilation Report.” March 2013.
  • Simmons, Sara and Ken Casavant. FPTI Research Report #12 (pdf). “Economic and Environmental Impacts of the Columbia-Snake River Extended Lock Outage.” August 2011.
  • Jessup, Eric. FPTI Research Report #11 (pdf). “U.S. Renewable Fuels (Ethanol): Historical Policy and Future Prospects.” May 2011.
  • Simmons, Sara and Ken Casavant. FPTI Research Report #10 (pdf). “Return to the River: Columbia-Snake River Extended Lock Outage, April – June 2011.” July 2011.
  • Simmons, Sara and Ken Casavant. FPTI Research Report #9 (pdf). “Industry Reactions to the Columbia-Snake River Extended Lock Outage, December 2010-March2011.” June 2011.
  • Casavant, Ken. FPTI Research Report #8 (pdf). “Rail to Rail Competition and its Importance to Agriculture.” March 2011.
  • Casavant, Ken. FPTI Research Report #7 (pdf). “Issues Affecting Barge Transportation in the Pacific Northwest.” March 2011.
  • Casavant, Ken. FPTI Research Report #6 (pdf). “The Critical Status of Agricultural Transportation in the Pacific Northwest.” March 2011.
  • Khachatryan, Hayk and Ken Casavant. FPTI Research Report #5 (pdf). “Spatial and Temporal Differences in Price-Elasticity of Demand for Biofuels.” March 2011.
  • Khachatryan, Hayk, Ken Casavant, Eric Jessup, Jie Chen, Shulin Chen and Craig Frear. FPTI Research Report #4 (pdf). “Biomass Inventory Technology and Economics Assessment.” March 2011.
  • Khachatryan, Hayk, Jeff Joireman and Ken Casavant. FPTI Research Report #3 (pdf).”Determinants of Consumer Choice for Biofuels.” March 2011.
  • Simmons, Sara and Ken Casavant. FPTI Research Report #2 (pdf). “Industry Preparations for the Columbia-Snake River Extended Lock Outage, July – December 2010.” February 2011.
  • Simmons, Sara and Ken Casavant. FPTI Research Report #1 (pdf). “Historical Waterborne Commerce on the Columbia-Snake River System: Commodity Movements Up and Down River, 1991-2010.” November 2010.
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