Tag: FHWA

Rayman to Lead FHWA Freight Management and Operations

News

Caitlin Hughes Rayman–currently the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy and Freight–has been selected to be the Director of the FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations. Rayman will replace former Director of the Office of Freight Management and Operations Tony Furst, who now serves as FHWA’s Associate Administrator for Safety. For more […]

FHWA RFA for Off Hours Freight Delivery Pilot Project Grants

Funding

The FHWA Office Office of Freight Management and Operations has released a RFA for Off Hours Freight Delivery Pilot Project Grants. FHWA will award up to $450,000 in research grants to explore the benefits of delivering goods during “off hours” in small- and medium-sized urban areas with growing congestion problems. Working with the Environmental Protection Agency, […]

NHI Advanced Freight Planning Course

Events News Workshops

Tuesday, April 24 & Wednesday, April 25, 2012 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., both days Cleveland, OH 44114-3204 The National Highway Institute’s Advanced Freight Planning (FHWA-NHI-139003) course is being offered on April 24th & 25th in Cleveland, Ohio at the offices of the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA), themetropolitan planning organization in Northeast Ohio.

Freight Performance Measures Report Updated

Highway MAFC News Performance Measures

The FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations, in conjunction with the American Transportation Research Institute, recently released an updated version of the Freight Performance Measures (FPM) report on congestion monitoring of freight-significant highway locations. This report shows that congestion increased at 61 percent of the 100 freight significant locations from 2009 to 2010. The […]

AASHTO/FHWA Freight Partnership IV Meeting

Conferences Events MAFC

Kansas City, Missouri August 2-5, 2011 The Missouri Department of Transportation and Kansas Department of Transportation are excited to host the AASHTO/FHWA Freight Partnership IV meeting at the InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza on August 2-5, 2011. Check out the schedule of events and visit the official website for more information and to register.