Time to Register for the MAFC/ITTS Freight Conference!

Annual Meeting Conferences

Register Now!  August 12-14, 2024  Linking the Chain   Collaboration and Innovation in Freight  Please join the Mid-America Freight Coalition and the Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies in Kansas City to discuss innovations in freight policy, planning and operations.    The conference includes a roundtable session with national freight leadership, a discussion of alternate fuels for […]

Save the Date for the MAFC/ITTS Annual Meeting!

Annual Meeting

Save the Date! August 12-14, 2024. Linking the Chain Collaboration and Innovation in Freight Please join the Mid-America Freight Coalition and the Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies in Kansas City to discuss innovations in freight policy, planning and operations. The conference includes a roundtable session with national freight leadership, a discussion of alternate fuels […]

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Will “Polluter Pays” change how freight is moved?

News

Vermont has enacted a “polluter pays” legislative approach to emissions and climate change. Prompted by repeated flooding in Montpelier, the state passed legislation to charge oil companies for damages due to greenhouse gasses. According to the report, “Under the legislation, the Vermont state treasurer, in consultation with the Agency of Natural Resources, would provide a […]

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How much will it cost to go electric?

News

With the transition to electric passenger vehicles underway, there are still many unanswered questions regarding the environmental benefits and costs associated with the change.  Adding class 8 trucks to the transition amplifies many of the concerns.  Read about the estimated cost of creating the charging infrastructure for freight movement across U.S. freight corridors in this […]

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Detention again?!

News

A recent article in Transport Topics announces an FMCSA study of detention delays for truck operators.  The time spent by truck operators spend in detention is defined as.“ the extra time truck drivers wait at shipping and receiving facilities due to delays not associated with the loading and unloading of cargo,” said a Feb. 16 FMCSA […]

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How about Hydrogen? Alternate Fuels Update.

News

Hydrogen fueled vehicles have great potential in decreasing carbon emissions and fuel related environmental degradation. In terms of truck electrification, many sources suggest that hydrogen electric is the future, yet based on the passenger vehicle market the infrastructure and fuel of the future seems to be all-electric.  While there is no causal link between fuel […]

The Costs at the Canal!

Maritime News

The Panama Canal expansion was anticipated to induce changes in ports of call on the US Coasts. While the findings are still out of the consequences of the expansion on world and Midwest logistics, one thing that has changed is the price to transit the canal. Prior to the expansion of the canal the record transit cost […]

Public Perception and Fuel Taxes

Highway News Outreach Research

As transportation professionals, do you feel we see the transportation system a bit differently than the average person? Check out this report by the Mineta Institute on public perceptions of federal transportation funding, and a host of other topics. Please see the link below for more. https://transweb.sjsu.edu/research/2303-Transportation-Federal-Tax-Year14-Survey

Hazardous Materials and Rural Freight Corridors

Freight Notes Rail Regional Freight Plan Research

The movement of hazardous goods on rail and highways multiplies the potential consequences of any crash. Critical rail and highway corridors transect rural areas and crashes can result in impacts to low income or minority communities, natural resources, and the many smaller towns. Additionally in rural areas, emergency resources are less likely to be available, or […]

New Reports and Resources!

MAFC News Research TPIMS

Check out the MAFC “Resources” page for recent reports and TPIMS!  See: New Reports: MAFC 30: Preparing for Future Truck Operations: Fleet Electrification and Alternative Fuels MAFC 29: Maximizing State Marine Freight Planning TPIMS: MAFC TPIMS Archival Trucks Park Here