Freight Congestion
The volume of freight has grown dramatically, and the mix of goods and the way they are moved have changed. System improvements have not kept pace with growth in demand for freight transportation, resulting in congestion on our Nation's highways and straining other freight modes as well. Congestion affects the reliability and cost of freight transportation. This site provides information on congestion and its effects.
- Freight Congestion and Capacity Challenges
- Freight Analysis Framework
- Travel Time in Freight Significant Corridors
- Border Crossing Delay
- An Initial Assessment of Freight Bottlenecks on Highways
- Application of Detailed Interchange Analysis to Top Freight Bottlenecks: Methods, Results, and Road Map for Future Research
Related Sites
- FHWA Congestion and Traffic Web Site
- Freight Studies by the FHWA Policy Offices
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Temporary Losses of Highway Capacity and Impacts on Performance
- Texas Transportation Institute (TTI)
- Unclogging America's Arteries: Effective Relief for Highway Bottlenecks (1999-2004) Report from American Highway Users Alliance
Staff Contacts
Rolf Schmitt
(202) 366-9258
Rolf.Schmitt@dot.gov
