http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/ Transportation Research Board Freight Transportation publications http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/f9cd5b81-e11b-44f3-a919-05e6fd80f45c.aspx f9cd5b81-e11b-44f3-a919-05e6fd80f45c Wed, 15 May 2013 12:52:59 GMT TRB standing committees have issued  calls for papers for the TRB 93rd Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2014, in Washington, D.C, and the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR). While papers addressing any relevant aspect of transportation research will be considered, some committees are soliciting papers in specific subject areas to help potential authors identify topics for their papers. Committees will be producing calls for papers through June, so author... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/8014c717-a2bb-4db7-b6dc-1fb03384cd5a.aspx 8014c717-a2bb-4db7-b6dc-1fb03384cd5a Wed, 15 May 2013 05:29:56 GMT The 2013 series marks the 50th year of TRB’s peer-reviewed journal, which debuted as the Highway Research Record in 1963; became the Transportation Research Record in 1974, with Number 480; and added the subtitle, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, in 2000, with Number 1653. In all, TRB has published more than 25,000 papers in volumes of the TRR Journal and continues to build on its tradition of disseminating research findings to advance transportation. The first Record addressed the topic of ... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/c602dace-f93e-4503-9d3c-56ff3accd1ca.aspx c602dace-f93e-4503-9d3c-56ff3accd1ca Wed, 08 May 2013 04:11:22 GMT TRB is cosponsoring the 2013 Barge and Rail Symposium: Moving Freight Between Multimodal Systems on August 14-16, 2013, in Louisville, Kentucky. The symposium will explore the movement of freight via the nation's inland waterway and rail systems, those systems' interactions and interdependencies, and options to improve the multimodal efficiency of both systems. Early bird registration expires August 1, 2013. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/526862c2-83e3-4f19-838e-c6c75a8630d7.aspx 526862c2-83e3-4f19-838e-c6c75a8630d7 Wed, 01 May 2013 04:07:36 GMT TRB’s National Cooperative Rail Research Program (NCRRP) has issued a request for proposals to prepare an inventory of existing state passenger and freight rail programs; identify innovative funding mechanisms in this inventory; and conduct an analysis of targeted innovative funding programs extracted from this inventory that may be of use to other state or local governments. Proposals are due June 7, 2013. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/e1887f1e-b67c-4ade-bac9-449c0a32d642.aspx e1887f1e-b67c-4ade-bac9-449c0a32d642 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:15:49 GMT The 2013 Summer Meeting and Conference of TRB’s Freight, Marine, and Planning Committees will be July 17-19, 2013, in Washington, D.C. The conference will address freight mobility challenges and research needs through a blend of traditional mid-year business meetings of the standing committees with plenary and focus group sessions addressing topics related to multimodal freight planning, goods movement, and freight system resiliency. Committee meetings and conference sessions will be open to all registra... http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/c713102e-c487-4a4b-9ca4-7517d32f603a.aspx c713102e-c487-4a4b-9ca4-7517d32f603a Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:58:11 GMT TRB National Cooperative Freight Research Program has issued a request for proposals to develop a guidebook for practitioners for conducting benefit-cost analyses of proposed infrastructure investments on multimodal, multi-jurisdictional freight corridors to inform public and private decision makers and other stakeholders at local, state, regional, and national levels. Proposals are due June 14, 2013. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/c02899ad-b786-4091-bd6f-05839d70d940.aspx c02899ad-b786-4091-bd6f-05839d70d940 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:58:28 GMT TRB’s National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) Report 22: Freight Data Cost Elements identifies the specific types of direct freight transportation cost data elements required for public investment, policy, and regulatory decisionmaking. The report also describes and assesses different strategies for identifying and obtaining the needed cost data elements. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/e9c42da1-9dc3-4f52-a746-2e00f091ec98.aspx e9c42da1-9dc3-4f52-a746-2e00f091ec98 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:13:36 GMT The International Transport Forum has released a statistics brief that details worldwide trends in global freight movement. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/caea4b29-ac9f-409a-98d5-8ad6329a459e.aspx caea4b29-ac9f-409a-98d5-8ad6329a459e Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:28:24 GMT The Oregon Department of Transportation has released a report that summarizes a survey of licensed motor carriers in order to identify the relationships between truck movements and company characteristics. http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/c88d7ef1-016c-4a4b-a92f-6784ee05b317.aspx c88d7ef1-016c-4a4b-a92f-6784ee05b317 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:32:39 GMT TRB is cosponsoring the NAFTANEXT: Energizing Sustainable Trade Corridors Across North America - The Intersection of Energy, Environment, Jobs, and Growth conference on April 22-25, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. The conference is designed to provide a forum for both public and private sectors to share ideas and strategies for a long-term vision of sustainable freight transportation and supply chain energy independence for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) countries--the United States, Canada,...