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The Office of Freight Management and Operations' promotes the deployment of technology and the adoption of best practices to facilitate the smooth flow of goods on the Nation's transportation system and across our borders. The Intermodal Freight Technology program conducts operational tests of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies, supports the development of tools to evaluate infrastructure and operational needs at border crossings, and works with our partners to develop standards for exchanging electronic freight data.

  • Freight Technology Story - (Entire report in HTML format) The PDF version of the full report is not available. Sections of the report are available in both HTML and PDF versions.
    • Sections of The Freight Technology Story
      • Cover/Table of Contents [HTML, PDF 9MB]
      • Chapter 1 - The Innovation and Implementation Process [HTML, PDF 9.5MB]
      • Chapter 2 - The Reach of Intelligent Freight Technologies [HTML, PDF 21.7MB]
      • Chapter 3 - Intelligent Freight Technology Benefits [HTML, PDF 7.9MB]
      • Chapter 4 - Results and Conclusions [HTML, PDF 5.5MB]
      • Appendix A - References and Points of Contact [HTML, PDF 6.7MB]
      • Appendix B - Acronyms [HTML, PDF 1.5MB]
  • The Electronic Freight Management Initiative [HTML, PDF 3.6MB]
  • Intermodal Freight Technology Challenges, Concerns and Future Directions [HTML, PDF - 189KB]
  • For additional information on Intermodal Freight Technology, please visit the Intermodal Freight and Electronic Screening portions of the FHWA Intelligent Transportation Systems Web site.

Freight Transportation Productivity

Freight Transportation Security

Borders and Gateways

  • Border Information Flow Architecture [HTML, PDF 190KB]
  • Freight News: U.S. Canada International Mobility and Trade Corridor [HTML, PDF 75KB]
  • Freight News: Freight Information Real-Time System for Transport (FIRST) [HTML, PDF 77KB]
  • Additional Information on Borders and Gateways
  • Border Information Flow Architecture Initiative Recorded Web Conference - December 2004 [Recording 14.4MB, Closed Caption 101 KB] - The recording file requires the WebEx plug-in and the Closed Caption file requires the Real Player.
  • Washington State-British Columbia International Mobility Trade Corridor, ITS-CVO Border Crossing Deployment Evaluation Draft Final Report [Executive Summary]
  • Freight Information Real-Time System for Transport Evaluation [Final Report]

Freight Deployment of Best Practices

  • Air Cargo Security Forum Facilitated Workshop Report [HTML, PDF 147KB]
  • Intermodal Freight Technology Working Group
  • Electronic Freight Management [HTML, PDF 169KB]
  • Columbus Electronic Freight Management Evaluation Final Report [HTML, PDF 8.8MB] - This document provides the independent evaluation of the USDOT-sponsored Columbus Electronic Freight Management (CEFM) Operational Test, which occurred from late May 2007 until December 2007.

Freight Standards

  • Electronic Freight Management Standards Strategy [HTML, PDF 201 KB]
  • Economic Impact of Inadequate Infrastructure for Supply Chain Integration [PDF 846 KB]
  • Standards Setting Needs for Freight Management [HTML, DOC 41KB]
  • Concept of Operations for an ESCM Standard [HTML, DOC 647KB]

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Staff Contacts

Mike Onder
(202) 366-2639
Michael.Onder@fhwa.dot.gov

Randy Butler
(202) 366-9215
Randy.Butler@fhwa.dot.gov

Crystal Jones (Border Issues)
(202) 366-2976
Crystal.Jones@fhwa.dot.gov

 

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