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December 2011
NATIONAL COOPERATIVE FREIGHT RESEARCH PROGRAM
Sponsored by the Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Research Results Digest 3
NATIONAL COOPERATIVE FREIGHT RESEARCH PROGRAM:
A STATUS REPORT
This is a staff digest of the progress and status of the National Cooperative
Freight Research Program, which is administered by the Transportation
Research Board of the National Academies. The program is managed
by Crawford Jencks, Deputy Director, Cooperative Research Programs.
Individual contract research projects are managed by William C. Rogers,
Senior Program Officer.
BACKGROUND rail traffic to congestion on specific
highway segments,
The National Cooperative Freight Re-
(3) The feasibility of consolidating ori-
search Program (NCFRP) is a cooperative
gins and destinations for freight
research program sponsored by the Research
movement,
and Innovative Technology Administration
(4) Methods for incorporating estimates
(RITA) and administered by the Trans-
of international trade into landside
portation Research Board. The program
transportation planning,
was authorized in 2005 with the passage of
(5) The use of technology applications
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
to increase capacity of highway
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
lanes dedicated to truck-only traffic,
Users (SAFETEA-LU). On September 6,
(6) Development of physical and policy
2006, a contract to begin work was executed
alternatives for separating car and
between RITA and The National Academies.
truck traffic,
The NCFRP will carry out applied research
(7) Ways to synchronize infrastructure
on problems facing the freight industry that
improvements with freight trans-
are not being adequately addressed by exist-
portation demand,
ing research programs. SAFETEA-LU, in
(8) The effects of changing patterns of
authorizing the NCFRP, called for the de-
freight movement on transportation
velopment of a national research agenda
planning decisions related to rest
addressing freight transportation and for
areas,
the implementation of a multi-year strate-
(9) Other research areas to identify
gic plan to achieve it. The act also states
that "the national research agenda shall . . . and address emerging and future
include research in the following areas: research needs related to freight
transportation by all modes."
(1) Techniques for estimating and
quantifying public benefits derived Program guidance is provided by an
from freight transportation projects, Oversight Committee comprised of a rep-
(2) Alternative approaches to calcu- resentative cross section of freight stake-
lating the contribution of truck and holders appointed by the National Research
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Council of The National Academies. The NCFRP THE NCFRP
Oversight Committee meets annually to formulate
the research program by identifying the highest pri- The NCFRP is managed using procedures mod-
eled after those used by TRB in managing the Na-
ority projects and defining funding levels and ex-
tional Cooperative Highway Research Program and
pected products. Research problem statements rec-
other cooperative research programs. TRB solicits
ommending research needs for consideration by the
potential research problem statements from all par-
Oversight Committee are solicited annually, but
ties. The NCFRP Oversight Committee selects and
may be submitted to TRB at any time. See NCFRP
prioritizes these research needs based on the funding
website www.TRB.org/NCFRP.
available. Each selected project is assigned to a panel,
appointed by TRB, which provides technical guid-
INTRODUCTION ance and counsel throughout the life of the project.
America's freight transportation system makes Heavy emphasis is placed on including members
critical contributions to the nation's economy, se- representing the intended users of the research prod-
curity, and quality of life. In 2010, $1.2 trillion ucts. The panels prepare requests for proposals
(about 8.3 percent of the U.S. Gross Domestic (RFPs) and select contractors, guide the projects,
Product) was spent annually to move freight, and and review reports. Day-to-day program manage-
the cost and volume of goods movement are crucial ment is provided by NCFRP staff and includes the
to the productivity of the entire U.S. economy. following tasks:
The freight transportation system in the United · Assisting the Oversight Committee in identify-
States is a complex, decentralized, and dynamic net- ing and prioritizing research needs;
work of private and public entities, involving all · Appointing and coordinating expert technical
modes of transportation--trucking, rail, waterways, panels to guide research projects;
air, and pipelines. In recent years, the demand for · Developing and distributing RFPs;
freight transportation service has been increasing · Processing and evaluating proposals to select
fueled by growth in international trade; however, the best qualified research agencies;
bottlenecks or congestion points in the system are ex- · Executing contracts with the selected re-
posing the inadequacies of current infrastructure and searchers;
operations to meet the growing demand for freight. · Guiding the research;
U.S. domestic freight, measured by ton mileage, is ex- · Reviewing research reports;
pected to grow by some 50 percent in the next · Publishing and disseminating research re-
20 years. Strategic operational and investment deci- ports; and
sions by governments at all levels will be necessary to · Promoting the application of research results.
maintain freight system performance, and will in turn
require sound technical guidance based on research.
SELECTION OF RESEARCH PROJECTS
The NCFRP will produce a series of research
reports and other products such as guidebooks for The NCFRP Oversight Committee meets annually
practitioners. Primary emphasis will be placed on dis- to select research projects that will inform investment
seminating NCFRP results to the intended end-users and operations decisions affecting the performance
of the research: freight shippers and carriers, service of the freight transportation system. The membership
providers, suppliers, and public officials. Relevant of this committee is given in Table 1.
industry associations will play a key role in making
research information available through their commit- The Oversight Committee has met 5 times and
tee structures. The NCFRP may arrange for work- selected 43 projects for funding. Table 2 is a list of
shops, training aids, field visits, technology scans, and the projects--see the NCFRP website for details.
other activities to ensure that results are implemented
by practitioners. Table 3 shows the list of NCFRP publications.
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Table 1 NCFRP Oversight Committee*
Chair Lillian Borrone Consultant
Vice Chair C. Randal Mullet Con-Way, Inc.
Secretary Christopher W. Jenks TRB
Member Keith J. Bucklew Indiana DOT
Member Christina S. Casgar San Diego Association of Governments
Member Thomas M. Corsi University of Maryland
Member Emil Frankel Bipartisan Policy Center
Member John T. Gray Association of American Railroads
Member Rodney Gregory Department of Defense
Member Jeffrey D. Holt BMO Capital Markets, Inc.
Member John Isbell Starboard Alliance, LLC
Member Barbara A. Ivanov Washington State DOT
Member Gloria J. Jeff District of Columbia DOT
Member Catherine T. Lawson State University of New YorkAlbany
Member Eric G. Madden American Council of Engineering Companies of PA
Member John C. Morris Cushman & Wakefield
Member Paul Nowicki BNSF Railway
Member Craig Philip Ingram Barge Company
Member Thomas H. Wakeman, III Stevens Institute of Technology
Ex Officio Member Gregory D. Winfree Research and Innovative Technology Administration, U.S. DOT
Ex Officio Member Anthony T. Furst Federal Highway Administration, U.S. DOT
Ex Officio Member Randolph R. Resor Office of the Secretary of Transportation, U.S. DOT
Agency Liaison Thomas Bolle Research and Innovative Technology Administration, U.S. DOT
Agency Liaison Bruce Carlton National Industrial Transportation League
Agency Liaison Ronald J. Duych Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Agency Liaison John Horsley AASHTO
Agency Liaison Leo Penne AASHTO
Agency Liaison Caesar Singh Research and Innovative Technology Administration, U.S. DOT
Agency Liaison John Steinhoff Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. DOT
Agency Liaison Martin Walker Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. DOT
*Current as of November 2011.
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Table 2 NCFRP Research Projects, FY 20062011*
NCFRP 01 Review and Analysis of Freight Transportation Markets and Relationships (Completed)
NCFRP 02 Impacts of Public Policy on the Freight Transportation System
NCFRP 03 Performance Measures for Freight Transportation (Completed)
NCFRP 04 Identifying and Using Low-Cost and Quickly Implementable Ways to Address
Freight-System Mobility Constraints (Completed)
NCFRP 05 Framework and Tools for Estimating Benefits of Specific Freight Network Investment Needs
(Completed)
NCFRP 5A A Strategy for Investing in Priority Categories of Freight Projects (Cancelled)
NCFRP 06 Freight Demand Modeling to Support Public-Sector Decision Making (Completed)
NCFRP 6A Design Competition for New Approaches to Freight Demand Modeling (Cancelled)
NCFRP 6B Peer Exchange on Developing Freight Modeling Capacity (Cancelled)
NCFRP 07 (Combined with NCFRP-04)
NCFRP 08 (Combined with NCFRP-05)
NCFRP 09 Institutional Arrangements in the Freight Transportation System (Completed)
NCFRP 10 Separation of Vehicles--CMV-only Lanes (Completed)
NCFRP 11 Identification and Evaluation of Freight Demand Factors
NCFRP 12 Specifications for Freight Transportation Data Architecture (Completed)
NCFRP 13 Developing High Productivity Truck Corridors (Cancelled)
NCFRP 14 Truck Drayage Practices (Completed)
NCFRP 15A Understanding Urban Goods Movement
NCFRP 16 Representing Freight in Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Models (Completed)
NCFRP 17 North American Marine Highway Operations (Completed)
NCFRP 17(01) Marine Highway Transport of Toxic Inhalation Hazard (TIH) Materials
NCFRP 18 Synthesis of International Freight Scans
NCFRP 19 Truck Tolling--Understanding Industry Tradeoffs When Using or Avoiding Toll Facilities
NCFRP 20 Guidebook for Developing Sub-national Commodity Flow Data
NCFRP 21 Accessing Private Data for Transportation Planning: Effective Practices and Promising Options
(Cancelled)
NCFRP 22 Applying Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) to Freight Project Selection: Lessons
from the Corps of Engineers
NCFRP 23 Economic and Transportation Drivers for Siting Freight Intermodal
and Warehouse Distribution Facilities
NCFRP 24 Preserving and Protecting Freight Infrastructure and Routes
NCFRP 25 Freight Trip Generation and Land Use
NCFRP 26 Freight Transportation Cost Data Elements
NCFRP 27 Promoting Environmental Goals in Freight Transportation Through Industry Benchmarking
NCFRP 28 Truck Idling Scoping Study
NCFRP 29 New Dedicated Revenue Mechanisms for Freight Transportation Investment
NCFRP 30 Web-Based Screening Tool for Shared-Use Rail Corridors
NCFRP 31 Overcoming Barriers to Sharing Freight Transportation Data
NCFRP 32 Impact of Smart Growth on Metropolitan Goods Movement
NCFRP 33 Impact of Environmental Regulations on the Supply Chain
NCFRP 34 Evaluating Alternatives for Landside Transport of Ocean Containers
NCFRP 35 Multimodal Freight Transportation Within the Great LakesSaint Lawrence Basin
NCFRP 36 Quick Response for Special Needs
NCFRP 37 Port Resiliency in the Extended Intermodal Supply Chain
NCFRP 38 Improving Freight System Performance in Metropolitan Areas
NCFRP 39 Making Trucks Count: Innovative Strategies for Obtaining Comprehensive Truck Activity Data
NCFRP 40 Improving Export Freight Logistics
NCFRP 41 Capacity and Level of Service Analysis for Trucks
NCFRP 42 Integrating MTS Commerce Data with Multimodal Freight Transportation Performance Measures
to Support MTS Maintenance Investment Decision Making
NCFRP 43 Guidebook for Assessing Evolving International Container Chassis Supply Models
*See the NCFRP website for project status at www.trb.org/CRP/NCFRP/NCFRP.asp
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Table 3 Publications of the NCFRP
Reports
No. Proj. No. Title, Pages, Publication Year
1 01 Public and Private Sector Interdependence in Freight Transportation Markets, 68 p. (2009)
2 09 Institutional Arrangements for Freight Transportation Systems (& CD 72), 65 p. (2009)
3 10 Separation of VehiclesCMV-Only Lanes, 108 p. (2010)
4 16 Representing Freight in Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Models, 172 p. (2010)
5 17 North American Marine Highways, 108 p. (2010)
6 02 Impacts of Public Policy on the Freight Transportation System (Revised)
7 04 Identifying and Using Low-Cost and Quickly Implementable Ways to Address
Freight-System Mobility Constraints (& CD 87), 140 p. (2010)
8 06 Freight-Demand Modeling to Support Public-Sector Decision Making, 64 p. (2010)
9 12 Guidance for Developing a Freight Transportation Data Architecture, 106 p. (2010)
10 03 Performance Measures for Freight Transportation, 172 p. (2011)
11 14 Truck Drayage Productivity Guide (& CD 97), 106 p. (2011)
12 05 Framework and Tools for Estimating Benefits of Specific Freight Network
Investments, 132 p. (2011)
13 23 Freight Facility Location Selection: A Guide for Public Officials, 70 p. (2011)
CDs
No. Proj. No. Title, Publication Year
72 09 Appendix Material for NCFRP Report 2 (2009)
87 04 Low-Cost Improvement Analysis Tool (for NCFRP Report 7) (2010)
97 14 Supplemental Materials for NCFRP Project 14 (& Rep. 11) (2011)
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