An assessment of the common carrier shipping environment

F. E. Ostrem; W. D. Godshall

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An assessment of the common carrier shipping environment

Informally Refereed

Authors:

F. E. Ostrem, W. D. Godshall

Year:

1979

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL–GTR–22. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 60 p.

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Abstract

An assessment of available data and information describing the common carrier shipping environment was conducted. The assesment included the major shipping hazards of shock, vibration, impact, temperature, and humidity associated with the handling, transportation, and warehousing operations of typical distribution cycles. Previous environmental studies and current data are reviewed and assessed for applicability to general type cargo design and/or evaluation. The data for each hazard are summarized in a format considered most useful to packaging engineers when such data are available. Hazards requiring further information and description are identified and discussed.

Keywords

Packaging, transport, handling, hazards, rail transport, aircraft, ships, trucks, fork lifts, storage, warehouses, shipment, review article, shipment of goods, materials handling

Citation

Ostrem, F. E.; Godshall, W. D. 1979. An assessment of the common carrier shipping environment. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL–GTR–22. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 60 p.