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Colleagues, I am working on a project to develop guidelines to support freight movement on the local or county/region level. We are including the concept of a freight audit in the guidelines. We have defined a freight audit as “a formal and comprehensive examination of the latent and existing demand, supply, and resources consumed, associated with the safe and efficient movement of freight in a region.” I see a freight audit as a data collection and analysis exercise to determine the demand for freight facilities and the supply of the facilities in a city. It also includes consultation with stakeholders and field visits to see the state of roads and other infrastructure. Is anyone aware of a case study of a jurisdiction that has carried out a freight audit? Thank you for your assistance. Regards, Brett Sears