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TRANSEARCH INSIGHT
Integrated Freight Data
& Forecasting System
Produced by Reebie Associates and Global Insight, Inc.
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Outline
Freight market analysis
Freight movements in geographic focus
Description: TRANSEARCH INSIGHT
TRANSEARCH INSIGHT advantage
Applications
Examples
Methodology
Process overviews
Credentials Global Insight & economic forecasting Reebie Associates & TRANSEARCH
TRANSEARCH INSIGHT: Screens & Demo
Contact information
REEBIE andGlobal Insight, Inc.
A Joint Effort
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What Is TRANSEARCH INSIGHT?
A comprehensive array of freight flow projections by origin, destination, commodity, and transport mode
A business planning tool that facilitates the development of a customized freight flow outlook, tailored to your business
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What We Did
Integrated Reebie’s Domestic U.S. Freight Transportation Market Database with Global Insight’s Economic Forecasting Capabilities
Produced an integrated transportation database and forecast tool—TRANSEARCH INSIGHT
Created a convenient Web interface for our subscribers
Blueprinted the expansion to include Global Insight’s international cargo forecasts (2004)
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Why?
Integrate the best of both worlds
– Reebie Associates’ TRANSEARCH® is the single best source of U.S. freight flow data
– Annually updated
– Widely used in private enterprise and public sector settings
– Global Insight has a 40-year track record of providing the most accurate, comprehensive, and objective economic analysis and forecasts
Synchronize Reebie’s reliable data with Global Insight’s quantitative economic forecasts
Provide clients with immediate access to high-value data
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Better Decision Making
Make your assets more productive
Improve your competitive positioning
Prioritize your investments for the greatest return
Withstand economic shifts and market changes
Respond quickly to change
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TRANSEARCH INSIGHT provides freight flow information with geographic precision
Covers 172 business economic areas (BEAs)
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Description
U.S. domestic database of freight movement
Annual projected freight volumes to 2030
Detailed freight movement data
Tonnages by:
– Origin and destination
– 38 commodities by 2-digit standard transportation commodity code (STCC)
Coverage of seven transportation modes
– Truckload (TL), less-than-truck-load (LTL), and private fleet
– Rail carload and intermodal
– Domestic waterways
– Air cargo
International flows—to be completed in 2004
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TRANSEARCH INSIGHTAdvantage
Track and anticipate freight flows across the United States at national, state, and BEA levels
Size freight markets and annual freight volumes
Produce freight forecasts from current database AND current forecast—only system of its kind AVAILABLE NOW
– Most timely and accurate commercially available trade data
– Latest forecast models and methodology
Create highly-detailed forecasts based upon custom-selected criteria
– BEA-to-BEA freight volumes (from county-level detail)
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Conduct strategic planning with a resource created by authoritative sources of transportation data (Reebie Associates) and forecasting (Global Insight)
– Consistency across economic applications
– Passes rigorous system of economic cross-checks
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Applications
Business & Industry
Design service & trade networks
Equipment supply management
Capacity share and consolidation
Market-share tracking and benchmarking
Market analysis and sizing
Bid processing
Service impact analysis
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Public Sector
Evaluation and prioritization of investments
Assessment of policy impacts
Distribution & supply networks for key local industries
Regional comparisons & interdependencies
Urban and corridor planning
Analysis and forecast of economic trends such as modal shifts
Quantifiable support for funding applications
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Examples of Usage
Carriers forecasting geographic and modal shifts for capital planning
DOTs forecasting congestion and highway improvement needs
MPOs planning land use and regional development zones
Real estate developers forecasting land values
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Freight Moving by Truck versus Rail from S. California to Chicago (BEA) 2001 versus 2020 (Million Tons)
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2001
Truck Tons 1.2
Rail Tons 9.9
2020
Truck Tons 1.9
Rail Tons 14.6
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Freight Moving by Truck versus Rail from New York to Chicago (BEA) 2001 versus 2020 (Tons)
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2001
Truck Tons 851,414
Rail Tons 17,186
2020
Truck Tons 1,513,785
Rail Tons 28,882
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TRANSEARCH U.S. DomesticFreight Movement Data
Global Insight’s Sector-specific Economic
Freight Forecast
AnnualFreight
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State Truck Originations by
Commodity
State-State Carrier Flows by Commodity
Preliminary State Domestic Output by
Commodity
Annual Survey of Manufacturers
State Originations by Commodity
State Mfg Employment by Industry
Foreign Trade Imports by State
Sub-Mode SHR: For Hire: TL, LTL Private
Commodity Value
Specific Industry Data
Rail Originations
Truck/Rail Shipment Traffic Patterns
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TRANSEARCH® Process Overview
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Global Insight Process Overview
Global Insight’s Business Transactions Matrix (BTM) provides forecasts of business-to-business purchases by county and industry. This information drives the demand side of the model.
Global Insight’s Business Demographic Model (BDM) provides forecasts of output by county and industry. This information drives the supply side of the model.
Domestic Freight Flow Benchmark Data 2001 (TRANSEARCH)
BTM BDM
Purchases Shipments
Constrain Shipments = Purchases
Constrain to Domestic National Freight Flow Forecast by STCC
Intermediate Domestic Freight FlowForecast by STCC, Origin & Destination
Final Adjustment
FINAL Domestic Freight Flow Forecast bySTCC, Origin & Destination
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Global Insight Credentials
Global Insight, Inc., formed from the integration of DRI and WEFA, provides quantitative economic research information, financial analysis, and consulting services to business and government agencies
Global Insight has over 3,300 clients in industry, finance, and government around the world, 600 employees, and 23 offices covering North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia
Major freight carriers, port operators, and government agencies rely on Global Insight’s proven transportation models and forecasts for domestic U.S. and international markets
Provider of freight analysis framework forecast for US DOT
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Global Insight & Economic Forecasting
Future demand linked to industry and consumer activity
Business Demographics Model: employment, establishments, and output by Standard Industrial Classifications (SIC) / North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and by county
Business Transactions Matrix: business-to-business purchases, by SIC/NAICS
Consistent with the Global Insight international macroeconomic and regional forecasts
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Reebie Associates Credentials
Since 1968, Reebie Associates has provided transportation professionals with expertise in market data, freight management, strategic planning, operations research, and cross-modal analysis
Reebie produces TRANSEARCH, the most widely used commercial database of U.S. freight movements
Our clients represent all sectors of freight distribution, including carriers, public agencies (MPO’s, State and US DOT’s), shippers, receivers, suppliers, ports, and airports
Provider of Freight Analysis Framework data for US DOT
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Market Research
Freight Planning
Transportation Costing
Market Strategy
Cross-Modal Expertise Public
Investment Assessment
Freight Market Data
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Reebie’sTRANSEARCH Database
Freight Movement Database
Standard source of U.S. and cross-border freight movement data
Indicates market volume by commodity and mode of transport
Supported and used by the leading transportation firms and agencies in the United States
Utilized by federal, state, and municipal transportation planning agencies for impact planning
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Volume Metrics: Tonnage, value, ton-mile estimates of market flows
Modes Supported: Truckload, Less-than-Truckload, Truck/Private Fleet, Rail Intermodal, Rail Carload, Air, Inland Water
Database Production Sources: Integrates large scale, multi-year, proprietary truck flow sample; based on many public and private sources of information (transportation, production, consumption)
Frequency: Produced and distributed annually since 1980
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Sample Navigator ScreenTRANSEARCH INSIGHT
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Contact InformationTRANSEARCH INSIGHT
Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts
Reebie Associates
Contact: Paul Ciannavei
2777 Summer Street, Suite 401
Stamford, CT 06905
Tel. 203-705-0455
Fax 203-705-0456
www.reebie.com
Global Insight, Inc.
Contact: Paul Bingham
1850 M Street, NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20036
Tel. 202-482-9300
Fax 202-482-9301
www.globalinsight.com