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Category: Professional Development/Training

Maryland Department of Transportation Conducts Peer-to-Peer Exchange on Freight Performance Measures - 8/07/2012
On January 12 and 13, 2011, a peer exchange meeting was held in Baltimore, Maryland with the intent of exchanging information on freight performance measures....

Transportation Center Gets $3.7 Million Grant to Establish Center for Urban Freight Research - 5/29/2013
The METRANS Transportation Center, a joint partnership of California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) and the University of Southern California (USC) has received $3.7 million...

Application Process Open for I-95 Corridor Coalition's Freight Academy - 11/26/2013
The I-95 Corridor Coalition is now accepting applications for the upcoming Freight Academy scheduled for April 2014. This program began in 2008 and is conducted...

Fast Start: Carriers Use Tech to Compress Driver Orientation Training - 4/23/2019
In order to increase driver retention and achieve better training results, fleet executives and managers are re-evaluation how to make orientation training more efficient. By...

Help Wanted; People, Organizations, Jobs, and Businesses for Tomorrow's Transportation - 12/04/2019
As of 2012, The United States transportation sector employed 4.3 million people. It is becoming increasingly more difficult to find qualified candidates to fill those...

Talking Freight Webinar for April 26, 2022: Freight for All: Defining Major Equity Considerations in Goods Movement - 4/20/2022
This webinar will discuss initiatives state and metropolitan area transportation organizations have taken to understand the negative impacts freight transportation and/or lack of access to...

Talking Freight Returns: Freight and Wildlife Considerations – November 14, 2023, from 1pm-2:30pm EST - 10/30/2023
Talking Freight provides technical assistance, training, tools, and information to help the freight and planning workforce meet the transportation challenges of tomorrow. This upcoming Talking...