Freight Modeling Research Funding and Collaboration Tianjia Tang

Freight Modeling Research, Funding, and Collaboration Tianjia Tang, Ph. D. , PE Office of Freight Management and Operations Tianjia. Tang@DOT. GOV 202 -366 -2217 Federal Highway Administration, , US DOT

Research Needs Federal Highway Administration, , US DOT

From Research to Production R e s e a r c h Federal Highway Administration, , US DOT P r o d u c t i o n

TRB - NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program The NCFRP was authorized by SAFETEA-LU, sponsored by US DOT’s RITA, and Managed by the National Academies through TRB. SAFETEA-LU authorized $3. 75 million per year in fiscal years 2006 through 2009. The exact dollar amount is determined by the annual appropriation process. Federal Highway Administration, , US DOT

TRB - NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program 2006 1 Review and Analysis of Freight Transportation Markets and Relationships - $250, 000 2 Impacts of Public Policy on the Freight Transportation System- $450, 000 3 Performance Metrics for Freight Transportation Productivity - $300, 000 4 Operational and Low-Cost Improvements to Freight Transportation System Performance $500, 000 5 Review of Freight Investment Decision-Making Processes in the Public Sector - $400, 000 6 Freight Demand Modeling to Support Public Sector Decision Making - $600, 000 Federal Highway Administration, , US DOT

TRB - NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program 2007 1 Private Sector Responses to Freight Transportation Capacity Constraints $300, 000 2 Analytical Tools for Freight Infrastructure Investments - $600, 000 3 Institutional Mechanisms in the Freight Transportation System - $300, 000 4 Success Factors for Truck-Only Lane Projects - $50, 000 Federal Highway Administration, , US DOT

FHWA Freight Modeling R&D Program 1. The Freight Analysis Framework – data, network, payload, integrating WIM and VIUS data 2. Truck Travel Times in Freight Corridors 3. Freight Benefit and Cost Analysis Tools 4. Quick Response Freight Manual Update 5: Several freight related professional development training courses 6: FAF 2 Freight Data pilot studies Federal Highway Administration, , US DOT

FHWA’s Contract Acquisition Mechanism ü IDIQ – Indefinite Deliverables Indefinite Quantities Contracts ü Cooperative Agreement ü Interagency Agreement Federal Highway Administration, , US DOT

IDIQ Process: 1: Individual FHWA program office initiates the request for IDIQ contract through the Office of Acquisition Management. 2: The Office of Acquisition Management announce the request via web 3: Interested contractors prepare and submit proposals to the Office of Acquisition Management 4: The program office evaluates all proposals and make a recommendation to the Office of Acquisition Management for award 5: The Office of Acquisition Management makes the award Typically, a prime contractor assembles a team consisting of numerous subcontractors Federal Highway Administration, , US DOT

Cooperative Agreement between FHWA and educational, nonprofit, and other institutions to conduct certain activities – key is that the educational, non profit … institutions needs to come up with matching fund – typically 20% Federal Highway Administration, , US DOT

RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration, US DOT Freight Data Related Program CFS – Commodity Flow Survey VIUS – Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey T-100 – Airline Cargo Statistics University Transportation Research Program October 22 -23, 2007 Research Issues in Freight Transportation: Congestion and System Performance Organized by TRB Supported by RITA Federal Highway Administration, , US DOT

Public Involvement Collaboration Federal Private Business Federal Highway Administration, , US DOT Educational and others State/Local Governments

Collaboration Pooled research effort FHWA will be willing to seed the program and coordinate research program which has national applications. If you are interested in such an effort, email me at Tianjia. Tang@DOT. GOV Federal Highway Administration, , US DOT

Freight Modeling That’s all. Thank you! Federal Highway Administration, , US DOT