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FHWA Programs Supporting Freight

Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies Conference

Jeff Purdy, AICP PTP

FHWA Office of Operations May 23, 2018

Outline

• National Freight System.
• Intermodal Connectors.
• National Freight Strategic Plan.
• National Highway Freight Program.
• State Freight Plans.
• Transportation Performance Management and Bottleneck Analysis.
• Grant Programs.
• Freight Advanced Traveler Information System (FRATIS).
• National Coalition on Truck Parking.
• Freight Analysis Tools.
• Strategies Moving Forward.

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• Complex network of 7 million

miles of highways, local roads, railways, navigable waterways, and pipelines.

• Intermodal connections with

airports, ports, truck/rail and pipelines.

• Serves entire spectrum of

agricultural, industrial, retail, and service sectors of our economy.

• More than 3.1 million Americans

are employed in operating and supporting the system.

National Freight System

Source: FHWA

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Freight Movement is Multimodal

Source: FHWA Freight Economy

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• 70 million population increase and 42% freight volume increase

by 2045.

• 75% of U.S. population absorbed by Megaregions.
• Most of the population growth in the South and West.
• Two-thirds of roads are rated less than good condition and a

quarter of bridges need significant repair.

• Revenues insufficient to keep up with rising costs of maintenance

and capacity needs.

• Absence of reliable federal funding for rail, marine highways, and

ports.

• Future trends in technology such as autonomous vehicles

highlight the need to address regulatory barriers and infrastructure to support new technology.

Forces Challenging the Nation’s Transportation System

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Effects on Freight Transportation

• Steady growth in the demand for freight transportation.
• Transportation capacity expanding too slowly to keep up with demand.
• Congestion causing longer travel times, less reliable trip times, increased

costs, and less reliable delivery times.

• Higher transportation prices and lower reliability impact supply costs for

manufacturers, import prices, and inventory requirements.

Source: FHWA

• Congestion may impose an

unacceptably high cost on the nation's economy and productivity.

• Freight congestion problems are

most apparent at bottlenecks.

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Freight Intermodal Connectors

• “Last mile” connection between major intermodal

facilities and the National Highway System (NHS).

• While less than 1% of NHS, these roads are critical

for timely and reliable movement of freight.

• 4,237 hours of truck delays occur on freight

intermodal connectors daily.

• $353 million is the cost of delay on congested

connectors.

• $3.2 billion is needed to increase capacity on

congested connectors.

• $2.2 billion estimated cost to improve connector

pavement condition to “Good.”

• Incorporating freight intermodal connectors into

plans and programs that include freight elements.

Freight Intermodal Connectors by Mode Seaports 40 % Rail intermodal 26 % Airports 26 % Pipeline 7 %

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Source: U.S.DOT

Efficiency of Freight Movement

Three top challenges:

• 1. The System – Infrastructure in

need of repair.

• 2. Capacity – Stretched now and

continues to be tested.

• 3. Congestion – At an all-time

peak in many locations and across modes.

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FAST Act: National Highway Freight Program Goals (23 U.S.C. 167)

• Implement infrastructure and operational improvements that:

– Strengthen the contribution of freight to economic competitiveness. – Reduce congestion and bottlenecks. – Reduce the cost of freight transportation. – Improve the year-round reliability of freight transportation. – Increase productivity, particularly for domestic industries.

• Improve safety, security, efficiency, and resiliency of freight

transportation.

• Improve the state of good repair.
• Use technology to improve safety, efficiency, and reliability.
• Improve the efficiency and productivity of the Freight Network.
• Support multi-state corridor planning to address highway freight

connectivity.

• Reduce the environmental impacts of freight movement.

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National Freight Strategic Plan (2015 Draft)

• Describes the freight transportation system,

including major corridors and gateways.

• Assesses the physical, institutional, and financial

barriers to improvement.

• Recommends strategies for improved planning,

dedicated funding, and innovative technologies.

• Annual cost of congestion is estimated at

$1 trillion - 7% of U.S. economic output.

• Congestion costs trucking companies $27 billion

a year in extra transportation costs.

• The freight industry is experiencing a technological revolution

through better data collection and analysis, automation, expedited inspection processes, and autonomous vehicle technologies.

Source: U.S.DOT

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National Highway Freight Program (NHFP) Funding (23 U.S.C. 167)

• To improve the efficient movement of freight on the National

Highway Freight Network (NHFN).

• Provides $1.2 billion per year (average), apportioned to

States by formula.

• Eligible activities include construction, operational

improvements, freight planning and performance measures.

• Highway focus, but a maximum of 10% is allocated for rail,

port, and intermodal projects.

• The Federal share is determined under 23 U.S.C. 120.
• States required to have Fixing America’s Surface

Transportation Act (FAST Act) compliant freight plans to

• bligate National Highway Freight Program (NHFP) funds.

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FAST Act State Freight Plans (49 U.S.C. 70202)

• The FAST Act included a provision that requires each State

that receives funding under the NHFP to develop a State Freight Plan.

• A comprehensive plan for the immediate and long-range

planning activities and investments of the State with respect to freight.

• The freight plan may be developed separate from or

incorporated into the Long-Range Statewide Transportation Plans required by 23 U.S.C. 135.

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FAST Act State Freight Plans Contents (49 U.S.C. 70202)

• Significant freight system trends, needs, and issues.
• Freight policies, strategies, and performance measures that will guide the

freight-related transportation investment.

• Critical rural and urban freight corridors.
• How the plan will improve ability to meet national multimodal freight goals.
• Innovative technologies and operational strategies to improve safety and

efficiency of freight.

• Improvements that may be required on roadways traveled by heavy vehicles.
• Inventory of facilities with freight mobility issues, such as bottlenecks.
• Significant congestion or delays caused by freight movements and strategies

to mitigate.

• Freight investment plan that includes a list of priority projects and funding.
• Consultation with the State freight advisory committee.

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State Freight Advisory Committees

Each State is encouraged to establish a State freight advisory committee:

• Representative cross-section of public and private freight

stakeholders.

• Advise State on freight-related priorities, issues, projects, and

funding needs.

• Serve as a forum for discussion for State transportation decisions

affecting freight mobility.

• Communicate and coordinate regional priorities with other
• rganizations.
• Promote sharing of information between private and public sectors
• n freight issues.
• Participate in development of the State freight plan.

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Transportation Performance Management (23 U.S.C. 150)

MAP-21 and FAST Act Performance Framework

Safety Infrastructure Condition Congestion Reduction System Reliability Freight Movement + Economic Vitality Environmental Sustainability Reduced Project Delivery Delays

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• Travel Speed-Based Delays
• Reduced speeds and delays

due to recurring influence or nonrecurring event.

– Travel speed – Reliability

• Truck-Based Delays
• Reduced speeds, delays, or

rerouting that are specific to truck movements.

– Restricted access for legal loads – Clearance restriction

Source: FHWA

Freight Bottlenecks (23 U.S.C. 150(e)(4))

Integrating Transportation Performance Management into the Planning Process

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Source: FHWA

Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD)

Criteria

• Safety.
• Economic competitiveness.
• Quality of life.
• Environmental protection.
• State of good repair.
• Innovation.
• Partnership.
• Non-Federal revenue for

transportation infrastructure investment.

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Eligible activities:

• Highway projects under Title 23.
• Public transportation.
• Passenger and freight rail

transportation.

• Port and intermodal infrastructure.

Eligible applicants:

• States.
• Local governments.
• Tribal governments.
• Transit agencies.
• Port authorities.
• Metropolitan planning organizations.
• Other political subdivisions of the State.

Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) (23 U.S.C. 503)

Eligible activities:

• Advanced traveler information systems.
• Advanced transportation management.
• Infrastructure maintenance, monitoring, and

condition assessment.

• Advanced public transportation systems.
• Transportation system performance data systems.
• Advanced safety systems.
• Technologies associated with autonomous

vehicles.

• Integration of intelligent transportation systems.
• Electronic pricing and payment systems.
• Advanced mobility and access technologies.

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Eligible applicants:

• States.
• Local governments.
• Transit agencies.
• MPOs.
• Multijurisdictional

groups.

• Research or academic

institutions.

Freight Advanced Traveler Information System (FRATIS)

Lack of freight advanced planning and real-time information has negative effect on:

• Efficient movement of freight transportation.
• Congestion on roads and long lines at the gates.
• Planning of freight daily work activities.
• Environment of neighboring communities.
• Energy consumption.
• Safety of the traveling public.

Source: Eric Shen, MARAD

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FRATIS Goals

• Improve communications of intermodal logistics information

between the truck drayage industry and port terminals to reduce peak hour congestion.

• Improve traveler information to intermodal truck drayage

fleets to plan around traffic and port congestion.

• Employ optimization algorithms, allowing technologies to

work together to optimize drayage fleet movements.

Source: Eric Shen, MARAD 21

FRATIS Application

• Optimization algorithm that reduces the number of

unproductive freight moves.

• Assigns and schedules orders to drivers by considering order

location, time windows, and drivers’ hours.

• Dispatchers customize schedules and drivers receive plans

and routes using real-time traffic information.

Source: Eric Shen, MARAD

• Application allows for

communication with third party systems for status updates and data consistency.

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Performance Goals

Bobtail trips reduced by 10% Fuel consumption reduced by 5% Travel time reduced by 15% Terminal queue time reduced by 20% Emissions reduced by 5%

Jason’s Law Survey and Assessment

Results of Section 1401(c) of MAP-21, Jason’s Law Survey and Comparative Assessment.

• Truck parking capacity is a problem in all States, although the level of

awareness varies significantly among States.

• Consistent, continued measurement is important to understand dynamic

truck parking needs and whether the situation is improving.

• Truck Parking analysis should be an important component of State and

Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) freight plans, regional and corridor-based freight planning.

• Public and private sector coordination is critical for analysis and project

development to address long-term truck parking needs.

• Next survey to be administered in 2018.

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National Coalition on Truck Parking

U.S. Department of Transportation

Federal Highway Administration

U.S. Department of Transportation

Maritime Administration

U.S. Department of Transportation

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

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Key Truck Parking Focus Areas

Parking Capacity Technology and Data Funding, Finance and Regulations State, Regional, and Local Government Coordination

• Creative and innovative means to

provide parking capacity.

• Use of technology and data to

understand parking demands and maximize utilization of parking.

• Innovative funding and finance to

develop, operate and maintain parking facilities.

• State, regional, and local

government coordination.

• Understanding how to adapt to

future needs, trends, and technology.

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Using Partnerships to Champion Opportunities

• Funding
• Land
• Infrastructure
• Technology
• Public
• Federal
• State
• MPO
• Local
• Private
• Facility operators
• Technology companies
• Drivers and carriers

Determined by:

• Origins and destination
• Corridors
• Metro regions
• Hours of service
• Local - to support

business and industry

• State - to support safe

transportation

• National – to support

economic development

Need Location Resources Responsibility

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Agencies Faced with More Complex Policy and Planning Questions

Goods s Movement nt

Economi

• mics

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• Competitiveness
• Technological

Shifts

Land Use

• First and Last Mile
• Transfer Terminals
• Parking

Policies cies

• Growth Rates
• Logistics
• Taxes

Infrastr structur ucture

• Highways, Rail,

Ports, Pipeline

• Facilities

Envir iron

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Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)

• Comprehensive resource of national long distance freight flows.
• Analysis to strategically direct resources for freight transportation system

improvements.

• Flow estimates on the National Highway Freight Network.
• Network outputs and Origin-Destination (OD) flow data.
• Origin-Destination Flow Tables.

– Weight, value and ton-miles by 43 Standard Classification of Transported Goods (SCTG) 2-digit commodities. – Truck, rail, water, air, pipelines, multiple modes and mail.

• Truck Traffic Flow Network.

– Estimates of long distance truck volumes. – Ton-miles and other network attributes.

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Source: FHWA

Strategies Moving Forward

• Transportation system management and operations

to improve reliability.

• Targeted improvements to address freight

bottlenecks.

• Transportation system safety, security, and resiliency.
• Multijurisdictional and multimodal collaboration.
• Improved public and private sector coordination.
• Better freight data and transportation models.
• Multimodal supply-chain, end-to-end analytical

framework.

• Multimodal solutions to address performance issues.
• Multimodal infrastructure addressing bottlenecks at

intermodal connection points.

• Research and adoption of new technologies and best

practices.

Source: U.S.DOT ITS JPO

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Office of Operations 1200 New Jersey Avenue S.E. Washington, D.C. 20590 www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight

Jeff Purdy, AICP, PTP Federal Highway Administration Office of Operations Jeffrey.Purdy@dot.gov 202-366-6993

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