Publications

The Office of Freight Management and Operations' publications are listed under their respective program areas. The publications with links are available in electronic format only. For those publications that do not have links, please contact the program specialist shown to obtain a copy of the publication.

Program Areas

Economic Methods and Studies
Financing
Freight Analysis
Freight Analysis Framework
Freight and the Environment
Freight Facts and Figures 2008
Freight Facts and Figures 2007
Freight Facts and Figures 2006
Freight Facts and Figures 2005
Freight Facts and Figures 2004
Freight Operations and Technology
Freight Professional Development
Freight Story 2008
Freight Story (2003)
Institution Building
Gateways and Borders
International Freight Studies
NHS Connectors
Performance Measurement
Policy and Legislation
Regional and Industry Studies
Vehicle Size and Weight

Economic Methods and Studies

FHWA Freight BCA Study: Summary of Phase II Results
Freight Benefit/Cost Study: Phase III - Analysis of Regional Benefits of Highway-Freight Improvements [HTML, PDF 513KB]
Benefit Cost Analysis of Highway Improvements in Relation to Freight Transportation: Microeconomic Framework [HTML, PDF 1.27MB]
Freight Benefit/Cost Study: Capturing the Full Benefits of Freight Transportation Improvements [HTML, PDF 385KB]
Freight Benefit/Cost Study: Compilation of the Literature [HTML, PDF 902KB]
Freight Transportation: Improvements and the Economy [HTML, PDF 1.9MB]
Highway Freight Logistics Reorganization Benefits Estimation Tool Report and Documentation [HTML, PDF 651KB]
Highway Operations Spending as a Catalyst for Job Growth [HTML, DOC 410KB]
Public Policy Impacts on Freight Productivity [HTML, PDF 478KB]

Financing

Financing Freight Transportation Improvements Workshop Proceedings [HTML, DOC 246KB]
Financing Freight Improvements [HTML, PDF 1.5MB]
Financing Freight Improvements Flyer [HTML, PDF 183KB]

Freight Analysis

Freight Information: Freight and Air Quality [HTML, PDF 117KB]

Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)

Freight Analysis Framework 2 (FAF²) Products Guide

Freight and the Environment

Review of Environmental Factors Affecting Intermodal Freight Transportation Facility Development and Expansion [HTML, DOC 582KB]
Freight and the Environment Charrette Proceedings Report [HTML, DOC 343KB]

Freight Facts and Figures 2008

Freight Facts and Figures 2007

Freight Facts and Figures 2006

Freight Facts and Figures 2005

Freight Facts and Figures 2004

Freight Professional Development

Freight Professional Development Overview [HTML, PDF 265KB]
Freight Professional Development Program Training and Technical Assistance [HTML, PDF 119KB]
Talking Freight Seminars [HTML, PDF 144KB]
Resource Library

Freight Story 2008

Freight Story (2003)

Gateways and Borders

Border Information Flow Architecture [HTML, PDF 190KB]
Freight News: Freight Information Real-Time System for Transport (FIRST) [HTML, PDF 77KB]
Freight News: U.S. Canada International Mobility and Trade Corridor [HTML, PDF 75KB]

Institution Building

The AASHTO-FHWA Freight Transportation Partnership: Partnership 1 - Synthesis of Findings from the AASHTO/FHWA Survey, Web Casts, and Conference [HTML, PDF 229KB]
The AASHTO-FHWA Freight Transportation Partnership: Partnership 2 - Synthesis of Findings from the AASHTO/FHWA Survey and Meeting

Freight Operations and Technology

Advancing Intermodal Cargo Information System Deployments Across Modes and Regions, Technical Memorandum #2: Technology Applications [HTML, DOC 881KB]
Concept of Operations for an ESCM Standard [HTML, DOC 647KB]
Electronic Cargo Seals: Context, Technologies and Marketplace [HTML, DOC 760KB]
Electronic Intermodal Supply Chain Manifest - Freight Operational Test Evaluation Final Report
Freight Info: Cost-Benefit Methodology [HTML, PDF 118KB]
Freight Info: Electronic Freight Management [HTML, PDF 169KB]
Freight News: Air Cargo Electronic Supply Chain Manifest (ESCM) [HTML, PDF 71KB]
Freight News: Freight Info Highway and Cargo Visibility Prototype [HTML, PDF 69KB]
Freight News: Freight Information Real-Time System for Transport (FIRST) [HTML, PDF 77KB]
Freight News: U.S. Canada International Mobility and Trade Corridor [HTML, PDF 75KB]
Freight Technology Assessment Tool User Guide [HTML, PDF 1.1MB]
Freight Transportation Security and Productivity [HTML, DOC 76KB]
Intelligent Transportation Systems at International Borders: A Cross-Cutting Study (Spanish edition) [PDF 2.3MB]
Intelligent Transportation Systems at International Borders: A Cross-Cutting Study (English edition) [PDF 98KB]
Intermodal Freight Technology Overview [HTML, PDF - 189KB]
Standards Setting Needs for Freight Management [HTML, DOC 41KB]
Appendix - "Technology to Enhance Freight Transportation Security and Productivity" [HTML, DOC 124KB]
The Electronic Freight Management Initiative [HTML, PDF 3.6MB]
The Freight Technology Story: Intelligent Freight Technologies and Their Benefits
Trends in the Use of Intermodal Freight Identification Technology [HTML, DOC 611KB]

International Freight Studies

European Scan:

Summary Report [HTML, DOC 475KB ]
Executive Summary [HTML, DOC 41KB]
Scan on International Freight: The European Market [PPT 13MB]

United States/European Union Freight Partnership:

Fourth Forum on Intermodal Freight Transport between Europe and the United States, Executive Summary [DOC, 573KB]
Toward Improved Intermodal Freight Transport in Europe and the United States: Next Steps. Report from the second ENO Transportation Foundation Policy Forum held November 18-20, 1998 in Munich, Germany [PDF, 1.6MB]
Toward Improved Intermodal Freight Transport Between Europe and the United States: Report of the Third EU–US Forum Based on an Eno Transportation Foundation Policy Forum held November 3-5, 1999, in New York [PDF, 3.4MB]

China Scan:

Freight Mobility and Intermodal Connectivity in China (FHWA-PL-08-020)

NHS Connectors

Freight News: NHS Freight Connectors [HTML, PDF 482KB]
NHS Intermodal Freight Connectors, Report to Congress [HTML, DOC 4.27MB]
Pulling Together: The National Highway System and ITS Connections to Major Intermodal Terminals [HTML, PDF, 256KB]
The Role of National Highway System Connectors: Industry Context and Issues [HTML, PDF 222KB]

Performance Measurement

Expenses per Mile for the Motor Carrier Industry: 1990 through 2000 and Forecasts through 2005 [HTML, PDF 181KB]
Measuring Improvements in the Movement of Highway and Intermodal Freight [HTML, DOC 238KB]
Measuring Travel Time in Freight-Significant Corridors [HTML, PDF 142KB]
National Freight Transportation Workshop Proceedings [PDF 262KB]
Freight Performance Measurement: Travel Time in Freight-Significant Corridors [HTML, PDF 2.8MB]

Policy and Legislation

Building Freight Capacity Through Better Operations: Defining the National Agenda Conference Proceedings

Regional and Industry Studies

Vehicle Size and Weight

Vehicle Size and Weight Overview [HTML, PDF 217KB]
Bridge Formula Weights [HTML, PDF 1.5MB]
Commercial Vehicle Travel Time & Delay at U.S. Border Crossings [HTML, PDF 110KB]
Federal Size Regulations for Commercial Motor Vehicles [HTML, PDF 1.1MB]
Swiss Heavy Goods Vehicle Control Sites: Peer Exchange Meeting (White Paper) [HTML, PDF 128KB]

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