Research Theme: Freight and Logistics
Freight and Logistics

Definition: Studying the movement of goods or commodities
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- Foresight: Informing Transportation’s Future (NCHRP Report 750 Series)
The introduction to a series of reports produced by the NCHRP to help state DOTs understand scenario planning and the types of future scenarios that they may have to prepare for.
- Using Scenario Planning to Prepare for the Future–Washington State Case Study
Overview of scenario planning in freight systems and how it was used in a freight scenario planning workshop in Washington State.
- Evaluating Alternative Operations Strategies to Improve Travel Time Reliability
This research seeks to present the benefits with improving travel time reliability by balancing the travel demands and actual capacity.
- Role of Regional Planning Organizations in Transportation Planning Across Boundaries
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- Rail Preservation and Economic Development Activities of Local Rail Planning Districts in Texas
This paper examines the history of, and extent to which Texas Rural Railroad Transportation Districts (RRTDs) have preserved rail infrastructure and implemented rail-based development projects.
- Improving Freight System Performance in Metropolitan Areas: A Planning Guide
This guide offers insight on sustainable decision-making practices for freight systems in an urban setting.
- One Size Doesn’t Fit All
This article highlights several of the innovative practices shared at the Tools of the Trade conference held in Burlington, VT in July 2014.
- Innovative DOT
This handbook documents innovative practices in place at DOTs across the nation as practitioners rise to meet community challenges.
- Transport Survey Methods, Best Practice for Decision Making
This book compiles the travel behavior research strategies discussed at the 9th International Conference on Transport Survey Methods, held in 2011.
- Transportation Planning to Support Economic Development: An Exploratory Study of Competitive Industry Clusters and Transportation in Minnesota
This report examines the clustering of industries in Minnesota and the relationship between transportation patterns and economic growth.