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Freight at the USDOT
Learn about freight transportation Web sites and find phone numbers for freight information and services throughout the USDOT.
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National and State Information
Search for national and state-specific information on freight transportation and related activities.
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TIGER II Notice of Funding Availability
Final notices of funding availability have been published for USDOT's National Infrastructure Investments (TIGER II) Capital and Planning Grants as well as HUD's Community Challenge Grants.
Freight Performance Measures
FPMweb Tool
This system allows transportation data analysts, researchers and other practitioners to determine where, when and how efficiently trucks are moving on selected interstate highways.

The following news items were compiled by the FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations. This is not meant to be a comprehensive list of freight news.

NYC Project Uses Off-Hour Deliveries to Fight Gridlock - 7/23/2010
A pioneering project called the Off Hour Delivery Program has shown tremendous potential for getting New York moving...

Freight Policy Transportation Institute Newsletter: Summer 2010 - 7/23/2010
The Freight Policy Transportation Institute at Washington State University has released the inaugural issue of its newsletter, which...

AASHTO Report: Unlocking Freight - 7/23/2010
A new report from AASHTO details the need to increase transportation capacity to deliver freight. The report includes...

Manufacturing and Logistics 2010 Annual Report - 7/23/2010
This report, developed by Conexus Indiana, grades states in several areas of the economy that underlie the success...

Talking Freight Seminar on August 18, 2010 - Freight Performance Measures - 7/22/2010
Federal and state governments are increasingly looking toward performance measure to improve the functioning of the transportation system...

Initial FAF3 Data Now Available - 7/16/2010
Initial estimates from version 3 of the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) are now available. Version 3 improves and...
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