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August 10-12, Cincinnati, Ohio. Please join us for the 2026 MAFC Annual Meeting in Cincinnati, Aug 10-12. We will be providing 2 days of freight sessions, networking, and tours. This is our 19th annual meeting with freight professionals from the 10 states of MAASTO and every year these meetings get better. Meeting agenda and additional details to […]
The Freight Impacts to Natural Resources and the Environment in State Freight Plans report is now available. This project identifies a range of freight planning and operational best practices that reduce the natural resource impacts of freight development and movement. Assessments of impacts to freight movement from natural events are also included. Best practices for […]
The Safety Implications of Truck Regulations report is now available. This study considers two truck regulations of timely interest: truck speed limitations (speed limiter devices and differential speed limits), and truck lane restrictions (right lane only laws). Key factors related to implementation of the regulations, stakeholder opinions, summary of findings from past studies are presented […]
The emergency services access along Class I rail corridors report is now available. This report analyses Class I freight rail incidents in the region over the past decade by carrier and incident type, and provides an overview of emergency responder access for the region. Case study analysis focuses on nine vulnerable rural communities along major Class […]
The Construction Impacts report is now available and examines the potential impact of increased work zone numbers on CMV crashes in work zones. Recommendations from the project include expanding the Work Zone Data Exchange and supporting regionalization of the tool; creating a multistate freight corridor work zone group to address multiple work zones on a […]
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We will be in Minneapolis, Augusts 25-27 for our annual meeting in Partnership with MAASTO. Running parallel to the MAASTO agenda, MAFC has created 2 days of freight sessions, networking, and tours. Please join as we learn from fantastic speakers from Amazon, AASHTO, the Federal Reserve, Great Lakes representatives, representatives from Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee, REV […]
All-hazards assessments of major freight corridors in the MAASTO region’ report available at link. A look at all-hazards assessments for nominated multi-state corridors, resources available, mapping of historic hazards, and a hazard ranking system.
With the passing of former President Jimmy Carter, his policy and impacts on freight efficiency were highlighted in the Sunday, December 29 edition of FreightWaves. One of the changes detailed in the article tracks the impacts of deregulation in the trucking industry. According to the article, “Prior to the 1980s, the trucking industry was incredibly […]