Year 2 activities of the Freight Task Force were pursued to continue the momentum of the Year 1 work. Specifically the activities were designed to support the active engagement of Freight Task Force members, conduct best practice (and practical) research on project funding opportunities, help refine the truck parking concept so that it best fits NWP needs, and conduct exploratory research on truck platooning for the NWP corridor. Each of these activities is aimed at getting the coalition closer to implementation of those projects that are most important to the seven NWP member states.
The work products of the Year 2 activities included:
- Convened 10 web meetings/discussions on freight operations topics relevant to the NWP.
- Conducted a survey of NWP members to better understand research and implementation priorities.
- Developed a Working Paper that explored the status of freight operations research and implementation in the NWP and made recommendations for priorities in each area for the coalition and suggested an approach to funding each.
- Developed a Working Paper that explored the need for truck parking and truck parking availability information in the NWP states and recommended next steps based on the findings.
- Developed a Working Paper that explored truck platooning technology, the status of demonstrations and legislation in the US and, based on the status and interest of NWP states, made recommendations for next steps for the NWP.
- Summarized all Year 2 Freight Task Force activities and recommended actions.
Meetings
| Month | Topic | Presenters |
| July 2016 | Introduction to Freight Task Force Web Series, Topic Solicitation | Bob Koeberlein, ITD Erika Witzke, CPCS |
| August 2016 | FAST Act Freight Provisions Overview | Jeff Purdy, FHWA Chip Millard, FHWA |
| September 2016 | Freight Data | Donald Ludlow, CPCS Dan Murray, ATRI |
| October 2016 | Truck Parking | Davonna Moore, KSDOT John Tompkins, MnDOT Dan Murray, ATRI |
| November 2016 | Connected Trucks (I-80 Pilot) | Tony English, TriHydro |
| January 2017 | Toward Zero Deaths | Kristine Hernandez, MnDOT John Milton, WSDOT |
| February 2017 | Truck Platooning 101 | Steve Boyd, Peloton Technologies Geoff Johnson, Peloton Technologies |
| March 2017 | State Freight Plan Best Practices | Ernie Perry, University of Wisconsin CFIRE |
| May 2017 | NWP Annual Meeting (select invitations) | Erika Witzke, CPCS Jeff Marker, ITD Beverly Kuhn, TTI |
| July 2017 | Truck Platooning Roundtable (select invitations) | Erika Witzke, CPCS Alex Marach, CPCS |
| July 2017 | Summary of Freight Task Force Year 2 Activities | Erika Witzke, CPCS Alex Marach, CPCS |
Deliverables
- Working Paper 1: Freight Funding Opportunities
- Working Paper 2: Truck Parking Information
- Working Paper 3: Truck Platooning Exploration (with Appendix)
Related Projects
- Project 20.2 – Freight Task Force – Year 10
- Project 19.2 – Freight Task Force – Year 9
- Project 18.2 – Freight Task Force – Year 8
- Project 17.2 – Freight Task Force – Year 7
- Project 16.2 – Freight Task Force – Year 6
- Project 15.2 – Freight Task Force – Year 5
- Project 13.1 – Freight Task Force – Year 4
- Project 12.2 – Freight Task Force – Year 3
- Project 8.3 – Freight Task Force – Year 1
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