What's New

• FPD Roadmap and 2004 Annual Report (FPD Flyer) (HTML, PDF 113KB)
• New Freight Seminar: Freight Data Made Simple (FPD Flyer) (HTML, PDF 121KB)
• Coming Soon (January 2005): Multimodal Freight Forecasting in Transportation Planning Course (FPD Flyer) (HTML, PDF 118KB)
• Technical Assistance and Training Opportunities
• FHWA Launches New Freight Planning Web Site
• Now Available: NHI Course - Integrating Freight in the Transportation Planning Process

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Key Program Elements

The FPD Program consists of four major elements. Each element is crucial to meeting program goals and objectives.

Courses • Workshops • Seminars • Conferences Read More		Talking Freight • Peer Exchange • FAF Toolkit • Truck Size & Weight Read More
Reports • Noteworthy Practices • Presentations • Videos Read More		Academic Programs • Transportation Centers of Excellence Read More

Noteworthy Practices

• I-10 Freight Study
• Delaware Valley Goods Movement Task Force
• Puget Sound Regional Council Freight Mobility Roundtable
• Florida's Statewide Intermodal Transportation Advisory Council

Other Freight Management and Operations Key Program Areas

• Freight Analysis conducts research on commodity flows and related freight transportation activities, develops analytical tools, measures system performance, and examines the relationship between freight transportation improvements and the economy.
• Intermodal Freight Technology conducts operational tests of intelligent transportation system technologies, supports the development of tools to evaluate infrastructure and operational needs at border crossings, and promotes the development of standards for information exchange.
• Vehicle Size & Weight certifies state compliance with Federal standards and provides information on state enforcement activities, reporting requirements, and contacts.