Regional Solutions for a Regional Issue
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 […]
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
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 […]
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
Save the Date!! The MAFC 2023 Annual meeting will be held in conjunction with the OKI Conference on Freight! We hope to see you there! SAVE THE DATE! 2023 OKI Conference on Freight September 5-7, 2023 Hyatt Regency Cincinnati Sign up HERE to receive email updates on the 2023 OKI Conference on Freight.
Low water levels on the Mississippi River are slowing barge movements. To add to the frustration of the delays, there is an industry wide work force shortage, and the tow’s cost of operation continue and multiple with the delays. Read the article at: https://www.farmprogress.com/harvest/its-disastrous-barge-captain-explains-transportation-woes-shallow-mississippi
Kansas DOT is responding to changes in travel and freight movement to ensure their agency supports the existing and expected changes in transportation, communications, and IT technologies. Secretary Lorenz of Kansas DOT recently announced they are establishing the Multimodal Transportation and Innovation Division at KDOT. She added, this division, led by Cory Davis, will contain the Bureau of […]
Meeting materials and presentations are now available from the 2022 MAFC Annual Meeting, held in conjunction with summer MAASTO meeting. Des Moines, Iowa. July 26 and 27th, 2022. https://midamericafreight.org/index.php/2022-mafc-conference-and-annual-meeting/
With the continued tension between infrastructure needs and available funding, Colorado’s Senate Bill 260 looks to a least partially remedy the situation through a unique tax that captures the infrastructure use by home delivery, courier and driver services. For example, each Amazon or UPS delivery will cost an additional 27 cents. For services like Uber […]
Join MAFC in Des Moines, Iowa, at the MAASTO Annual meeting to talk freight! Session topics include freight vehicle electrification, freight corridor resiliency, soy and ag transport, FACs, and a MAFC working session. After 3-years of virtual meetings, the group is looking forward to meeting face to face and we hope you will join us in De […]