On June 13, the Minnesota Department of Transportation hosted the Future Freight Scenario planning workshop, sponsored by the MnDOT Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations (OFCVO). More than 60 attendees from both private industry and the public sector discussed strategies to better prepare, adapt, and respond to a range of potential futures. Small groups […]
Category: Events
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Jul
The Michigan Department of Transportation, in collaboration with the Michigan Technological University and the National University Rail Center (NURail) will host the first Michigan Rail Conference to discuss the latest developments in passenger and freight rail today and in the future. This conference will take place at the Lansing Community College, West Campus Conference Center […]
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Jul
The Ohio Rail Development Commission is pleased to host the 2013 National Meeting of the AASHTO Standing Committee on Rail Transportation (SCORT) in downtown Columbus, Ohio on September 22-25, 2013. SCORT is AASHTO’s standing committee charged with examining the various policy, regulatory, safety and service delivery issues concerning efficient and effective passenger and freight railroads. […]
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Jun
The recently created National Freight Advisory Committee (NFAC) held its first meeting on June 25. Illinois DOT Secretary Anne Schneider chairs the NFAC, which will provide recommendations to the USDOT for improving the movement of freight in the United States.
The US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing on April 10, 2013 entitled Expanding the Panama Canal: What Does it Mean for American Freight and Infrastructure? The hearing explored how the Panama Canal expansion will change the movement of freight into and throughout the United States, and considered what public and […]
In Mid-March, the Mid-America Freight Coalition, the Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies, and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet combined forces to co-host the MAFC/ITTS/KYC Joint Freight Annual Freight Meeting. The cast of attendees included 20 state departments of transportation along with their planning and development partners, federal and state agencies, and freight and industry representatives. […]
Registration and hotel reservations for the 2013 MAFC/ITTS/KYTC Joint Annual Freight Meeting are now open. Note: If you are one of your state’s designed MAFC representatives for this meeting, do not register or reserve a room using the above links. Contact Lisa Beneker (beneker@engr.wisc.edu) for registration and travel arrangements. For more information about this conference, […]
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Dec
We’d like to wish you Happy Holidays and a safe and prosperous New Year in 2013. Perhaps we’ll see you at: Wisconsin Transportation Reception at the TRB Annual Meeting 2013 MAFC/ITTS/KYTC Joint Annual Freight Meeting Summit on the Beneficial Use of Dredged Materials Student Freight Symposium Freight Workforce Summit –The staff of the MAFC.
The Center for Transportation Studies (CTS) at the University of Minnesota is holding the 16th Annual Freight and Logistics Symposium: The New American Energy Revolution on Friday, December 7 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. About the Event Energy sources, supplies, and needs are changing our world at breakneck speed. In the Upper Midwest, for instance, fracking, ethanol, […]