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Performance Measurement

The FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations and other stakeholders are developing performance measures for freight transportation. Freight-specific performance measures help to identify needed transportation improvements and monitor their effectiveness. They also serve as indicators of economic health and traffic congestion.

Freight Performance Measurement at FHWA

Other Freight Performance Measurement Information

Abraham Lincoln on Freight Performance Measurement
Measuring Improvements in the Movement of Highway and Intermodal Freight [HTML, DOC 238KB]
Railroad Performance Measures
Lock Use, Performance, and Characteristics
National Cooperative Freight Research Program Project on Performance Measures for Freight Transportation

General Performance Measurement

USDOT Performance and Accountability Report
FHWA Operations Performance Measurement Program
Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit: Conditions and Performance Report: 2002, 2004, 2006
Highway Performance Monitoring System
Transportation Research Board Performance Measurement Committee
Performance Measurement Library (completed by Washington State DOT)

Related Topics

Staff Contacts

Crystal Jones
202-366-2976
Crystal.Jones@dot.gov

Rolf Schmitt
202-366-9258
Rolf.Schmitt@dot.gov

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