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 | Intermodal Freight Points-of-Contact |
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 | Freight Management Section of the FHWA Office of Operations Website |
| This site is the official website of the FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations. The website links to pages relating to all aspects of freight management, such as institutional, infrastructure, operations and technology, and regulatory. The website contains resources related to state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice issues in freight finance, the development of performance measures for freight productivity, and the economic benefits of freight. The website discusses the current status of several operational tests of the use of ITS technology to improve intermodal freight operations. The website also contains a section highlighting new activities and news items, a calendar of upcoming events, a list of contacts, and related links. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight. | |
 | Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) |
| The Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) is a policy analysis tool that evaluates the effect of expected volumes on the transportation networks in four key transportation modes: highways, railroads, water, and air. The FAF then enables users to analyze geographic relationships between congestion and freight movements and congestion in four key transportation modes: highway, railroad, water, and air. The FAF enables users to determine which transportation corridors are or will become heavily congested in the future, so that they can develop solutions to help alleviate bottleneck points. The FAF includes economic forecasts for 2010 and 2020, translating these economic data into transportation demand figures that can then be assigned to network links. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: Access the website address http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/freight_analysis/faf/index.htm. | |
 | The Freight Story: A National Perspective on Enhancing Freight Transportation (FHWA-OP-03-004) (2002) |
| This report examines the role of freight transportation in the U.S. economy. The report examines trends in freight transportation brought about by a changing business environment (shift to a service economy, deregulation, "pull logistics," and globalization) and discusses key challenges freight transportation is currently facing (such as congestion, financing, safety, and national security). The report concludes with recommended strategies to enhance the productivity and security of freight transportation, not just in the U.S., but throughout North America. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: To order a hardcopy, contact the Operations/ITS HelpLine, (866) 367-7487 or itspubs@dot.gov. For the online version, access the following website addresses:
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| Intelligent Transportation Systems at International Borders: A Cross-Cutting Study (FHWA-OP-00-003/FTA-TRI-11-99-26) (2001) |
| This report, one in a series designed to educate public sector managers about particular ITS technologies, examines how several locations along the country's northern and southern borders have used ITS technologies to expedite clearance of commercial vehicles while preserving, and even enhancing, commercial vehicle safety. The report concludes with lessons learned from each location, as well as from the program as a whole. Cost: Free To Access This Resource: To order a hardcopy, contact the Operations/ITS HelpLine, (866) 367-7487 or itspubs@dot.gov. For the online version, access the following website addresses:
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