FHWA Resource Center
PLANNING TEAM
Freight Planning
At federal, state and local transportation agencies, freight planning continues to garner greater attention and action. This is due, in large part, to the increased freight activity on our transportation system today, coupled with dramatic projections of freight movements in the future. The Resource Center's Planning team provides technical assistance and training on a wide range of freight and operations issues. Freight planning needs and issues are discussed in more detail in the Freight Planning Technology Deployment information sheet. This page contains information concerning the Resource Center's support freight planning done by State DOTs and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs).
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Freight Training and Technical Assistance Offerings
Two National Highway Institute (NHI) courses, Integrating Freight in the Transportation Planning Process and Multimodal Freight Forecasting, are now available for request. Tailored workshops on a variety of freight issues are also available. These can be requested directly from the Resource Center Planning team, and have been developed in conjunction with the FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations and the FHWA Office of Planning. For information on any of these offerings, please contact the team member (s) listed below.
Integrating Freight in the Transportation Planning Process (NHI 139001)
Description: Provides an overview of freight transportation, its stakeholders, and its issues so that public sector transportation planners will be better able to incorporate freight into their respective transportation planning processes and programs.
Length: 2 days Available: Now
For content or other related questions: Contact Fawn Thompson, Bob Radics, Jocelyn Jones.
Integrating Freight in the Transportation Planning Process, Exec Summary
Description: Provides a brief overview of freight transportation, its stakeholders, and its issues. Can be tailored and targeted for State DOT executives and MPO Board members.
Length: 1-2 hours Available: Now More Information: Contact Fawn Thompson, Bob Radics, Jocelyn Jones.
Multimodal Freight Forecasting in Transportation Planning (NHI 139002)
Description: Provides an overview on the methods and tools for forecasting freight at the metropolitan and state levels and examines the factors that influence growth and distribution of freight traffic.
Length: 3 days Available: March 2005. For content or other related questions contact: Supin Yoder.
Engaging the Private Sector in Freight Transportation Planning
Description: Tailored to audience requirements (topics and length), provides an overview of how to start, maintain and enhance freight advisory committees and reviews innovative approaches by other states, MPOs and regions.
Length: 4-8 hours Available: March 2005 More Information contact: Jocelyn Jones.
Freight Data Made Simple
Description: Tailored to audience requirements (topics and length), provides an overview of major freight data sources (public and private) and how they are used to support transportation planning, reviews source and reliability issues and highlights innovative applications.
Length: 2-6 hours Available: March 2005 More Information: Contact Lisa Randall, Supin Yoder.
Intermodal Freight Technology and Freight Security Initiatives Seminar
Description: Tailored to audience requirements (topics and length), provides an overview of FHWA intermodal freight technology and freight security initiatives.
Length: 2-6 hours Available: Spring 2005 More Information: Contact Bob Radics, Lisa Randall.
Intermodal Freight Trends
Description: Tailored to audience requirements (topics and length), provides an overview of major multimodal freight trends and highlights state and regional developments.
Length: 2-4 hours Available: Now More Information: Contact Bob Radics.
Developing MPO Freight Studies Seminar
Description: Tailored to audience requirements (topics and length), provides an overview of the process and approaches to develop a MPO freight study, particularly for small and medium sized MPOs.
Length: 2-8 hours Available: Winter 2005 More Information: Contact Bob Radics.
Public-Private Partnerships, Freight Planning for the Private Sector
Description: Tailored to private sector audience requirements (topics and length), provides an overview of tools and approaches for successfully establishing and maintaining public-private partnerships, with a particular focus on freight and its integration in the transportation planning process
Length: 2-4 hours Available: Spring 2005 More Information: Jocelyn Jones, Fawn Thompson.
Freight Peer-to-Peer Program
Description: Builds on the existing Freight Planning Peer Exchange LISTSERV by placing practitioners and experts in contact with one another to tackle specific issues. This next phase will include a new database containing resumes of freight experts, travel resources to facilitate face-to-face meetings, and management support to help organize and facilitate fruitful sessions.
Length: Varies Available: Summer 2004 More Information: Contact: Scott Johnson, FHWA, 202-366-9498.
Commercial Vehicle Size and Weight Overview Web Seminar
Description: Web-based training course, provides an overview of the basic program requirements for commercial vehicle size and weight
Length: 2-4 hours, interactive Available: Winter 2005 More Information: Robert Davis, FHWA, 202-366-2997 or
Julie Strawhorn, FHWA, 202-366-4415.
Overview of Border Data and Planning Applications Seminar
Description: Tailored to audience requirements (length and topics), provides an overview of major international freight and travel data sources, quality issues and limitations and highlights planning applications. Also discusses emerging security and federal government initiatives that will affect transportation at border ports and crossings, and how this will impact data that can be used for transportation planning.
Length: 2-4 hours Available: Now More Information: Contact Lisa Randall.
Freight How to Technical Assistance
Since the beginning of Federal requirements for goods movement, or freight, planning in the 1960’s FHWA has continued to tout the benefits of, and needs for, freight planning studies in the transportation planning process. However, a methodology for doing so has never been included in the numerous planning courses that have been offered through the years. Recognizing this, the Resource Center is developing a Technical Assistance seminar designed for Division, State and MPO planners to explore ways to determine if there is a freight problem, its magnitude and causes, and develop a methodology to generate possible long, medium and short-term remedies. For further information, contact Bob Radics at 404-562-3692.
Freight Links
FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations
FHWA Freight Analysis
FHWA Freight Professional Development Program
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