North/West Passage Transportation Pooled Fund Study: Freight Task Force

In 2014, the North/West Passage (NWP) Freight Task Force (FTF) was established in recognition of the unique freight-related challenges faced by the partner DOTs as a result of an environment characterized by harsh winter weather, mountainous terrain, and expansive rural areas. The partners also identified routine activities where coordinating with each other across their borders could provide benefits, including: (1) providing commercial vehicle traveler information, including information specific to truck parking; (2) electronic screening of commercial vehicle; and (3) coordinating oversize and overweight movements, and other topics. In Year 8 (2024), the FTF will conduct two projects: (1) Uniform Allowable Weights for Divisible Loads During Declared Emergencies and (2) Truck Travel Times and Need for Hours-of-Service Truck Parking Assessment, each with focused research aimed at uncovering practical solutions to two of the region's most pressing needs. This work is intended to continue to support the NWP as it moves from "thinking" to "doing."

• Supplemental Notes:
  • TPF-5(506)

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $79968
• Contract Numbers:

  1054696

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155

  Idaho Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 7129
  3311 W. State Street
  Boise, ID  United States  83707-1129

  Montana Department of Transportation

  2701 Prospect Avenue
  P.O. Box 201001
  Helena, MT  United States  59620-1001

  North Dakota Department of Transportation

  608 East Boulevard Avenue
  Bismarck, ND  United States  58505-0700

  South Dakota Department of Transportation

  700 East Broadway Avenue
  Pierre, SD  United States  57501
• Managing Organizations:

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155
• Project Managers:

  Munir, Hafiz

• Performing Organizations:

  CPCS Transcom, Incorporated

  1050 Connecticut Avenue Northwest
  5th Floor
  Washington, D.C.  United States  20036
• Principal Investigators:

  Witzke, Erika

• Start Date: 20240116
• Expected Completion Date: 20241231
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commercial vehicles; Disasters and emergency operations; Freight traffic; Oversize loads; Overweight loads; Parking; Research; Travel time; Traveler information and communication systems; Truck traffic
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01905382
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 1054696
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 23 2024 1:53PM