Transportation (Management)

Key Resources

• Transport - articles and reports from worldwide sources, including OECD and TRIS (Transportation Research Information Services).
• SOURCEOECD - Search for "Trends in the Transport Sector" to view annual reports from 1976 - present.
• Business Source Complete - Articles from business and management journals including articles on transportation trends and policies.
• ABI/Inform (ProQuest) - Articles from business and management journals including articles on transportation trends and policies.
• North American Transportation Statistics Database
• Mergent Public Utilities & Transportation Manual - Available through Mergent Web Reports. Earlier editions (back to 1917) available in print.

Canadian Research & Statistics

• Greater Montreal Area Transportation Management Plan
• Transport Canada Acts and Regulations - federal government site, includes research and statistics on safety, innovation and use.
• Transport Canada- Policy, Research, & Statistics– web resources on transportation research in Canada, provided by the federal government.
• Statistics Canada - Search Cansim and the census for statistics on transportation habits, industry values and more.

Ground Transportation

• Canadian Trucking Alliance - Includes statistics on trucking in Canada
• Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council - Research reports on such topics as projected driver shortage
• Ontario Trucking Association - Extensive research and statistics for the Canadian trucking industry

U.S. Research & Statistics

• BTS (Bureau of Transportation Statistics) – US transportation statistics, including air, freight and ground information.
• American Public Transit Association - Statistics on ridership and fares and other indicators.
• US Highway Statistics - form US Bureau of Public Roads.
• TRIS Online – National Transportation Library with full-text articles on many transportation-related subjects (US).
• TRB (Transportation Research Board) – reports, announcements and research completed by the TRB (a division of the US NRC).
• ITE (Institute of Transportation Engineers) – full text access to the organization’s journal, and other research on transportation safety, planning, and standards (US).
• National Transportation Safety Board Studies – includes reports on safety and other issues.

Airline Industry Resources

• Air Transport Association of America - Industry overview and outlook.
• Air Travel Consumer Report - annual report from the US Department of Transportation.
• Maintenance Cost Task Force - from IATA - includes Maintenance Cost Report

International Research & Statistics

• United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Transport Division - Look for "Main Transport Indicators" 2009.

Other Guides

See the following other guides for more information:

• Transportation - (Engineering-focused)
• Industry Research