As the American economy grows, so does the volume of freight. Expanding supply chains, just-in-time deliveries, and increasing competition means freight demand has grown faster than the population. Over 50 million tons of freight move across the U.S. transportation network every day on truck, train, barge, pipeline, and plane, with each mode responsible for carrying different goods in an interrelated network. Federal grant programs aim to target funding to freight bottlenecks and intermodal connectors while also supporting experiments in drone delivery. At the local level, policymakers are placing emphasis on managing curb space, reducing emissions, and more efficiently using space to deliver packages, food, and other essentials.

An Incomplete Agenda for the Nation’s Transportation System

Feb 26, 2013 | Carter Templeton
BY ERIC PETERSON Transportation Policy Consultant, Former Deputy Administrator of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration at the U.S. Department...

Virginia’s Transportation Funding Proposal and the User-Pay Concept

Feb 26, 2013
Governor Bob McDonnell’s proposal for funding transportation in the Commonwealth of Virginia has been the subject of a flurry of...

Transportation Policy Resolutions for the New Year

Jan 26, 2013
2013 promises to be an eventful year for federal policy-making. The entire tax code and virtually all domestic spending programs...

Is Quantitative Easing an Option for Infrastructure Financing?

Jan 26, 2013 | Carter Templeton
BY ERIC PETERSON Transportation Policy Consultant, Former Deputy Administrator of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration at the U.S. Department...

2012 Transportation Weekly Archive Index

Dec 31, 2012 | Jeff Davis
2012 Transportation Weekly Archive Index   January 2012   January 18, 2012 issue January 27, 2012 update January 30, 2012...

2011 Transportation Weekly Archive Index

Dec 31, 2011 | Jeff Davis
2011 Transportation Weekly Archive Index   January 2011   January 3, 2011 update January 19, 2011 issue January 31, 2011...

2010 Transportation Weekly Archive Index

Dec 31, 2010 | Jeff Davis
2010 Transportation Weekly Archive Index   January 2010   January 5, 2010 issue January 21, 2010 issue January 26, 2010...

Intermodal: Moving Freight in a Global Economy

May 11, 2010 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION
Intermodal Transportation: Moving Freight in a Global Economy is a comprehensive textbook that offers an overview of the history and...

2009 Transportation Weekly Archive Index

Dec 31, 2009 | Jeff Davis
2009 Transportation Weekly Archive   January 2009 January 13, 2009 issue – CBO releases dismal new budget forecast; Stimulus bill...

Op-Ed: When Investing in Infrastructure, Invest in Freight

The lesson from the 2019 Infrastructure Week is that throwing money at the problem is not enough. Panel discussions, speeches, and presentations this week did not dwell on the proposed multi trillion dollar funding amount but focused rightly on what the goals and objectives of a federal investment…