{"product_id":"2940148903505","title":"America\u0026#x2019;s Freight Transportation Gateways","description":"America’s freight transportation gateways—seaports, airports, and \u003cbr\u003eland border crossings—are vital for U.S. economic growth and \u003cbr\u003einternational competitiveness. They are the entry and exit points for \u003cbr\u003emerchandise trade between the United States and countries around the \u003cbr\u003eworld. The gateways and the accompanying shipping, railroad, highway, \u003cbr\u003eand aviation systems link the U.S. population, economic sectors, and \u003cbr\u003ebusinesses to the global marketplace. Each year, U.S. businesses, farms, \u003cbr\u003emanufacturers, and households depend on these transportation facilities \u003cbr\u003eto move large quantities of goods. When freight gateways do not work \u003cbr\u003ewell—because of delays, traffic congestion, or service problems—the \u003cbr\u003etimely flow of goods can be impeded, causing economic loss to shippers, \u003cbr\u003ecarriers, and households. When gateways work well, however, U.S. businesses thrive and trade with partners around the world, and American \u003cbr\u003ehouseholds enjoy access to a wide variety of imported goods.\u003cbr\u003eAmerica’s Freight Transportation Gateways 2009is an update of a \u003cbr\u003ereport released in 2004 by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the \u003cbr\u003eResearch and Innovative Technology Administration. This current report \u003cbr\u003eis a data profile of the nation’s leading international freight transportation gateways in 2008 and presents summary trend data from 1990. It is \u003cbr\u003ea collection of information that highlights the top 25 freight gateways, \u003cbr\u003eproviding the most recent annual information on the movement of goods \u003cbr\u003ethrough these seaports, airports, and land border crossings (box 1). Additional information on more than 200 gateways that are key points of \u003cbr\u003eentry and exit for U.S. international trade is available on the BTS website \u003cbr\u003eat www.bts.gov.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179384848624,"sku":"2940148903505","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148903505_p0.jpg?v=1763710171","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148903505","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}