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Registration is now available for the June Talking Freight Seminar.
Topic: Oversize and Overweight Freight Shipments
Date/Time: June 29, 2016 1:00 – 2:30 ET (please note that the seminar is being held on the 5th Wednesday this month)
Registration: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/fpd/talking_freight/index.htm
Description: Within the trucking industry, the percentage of oversize/overweight cargo shipments has grown significantly in recent years, with some states having experienced 50% growth in those truck movements over the last 10 to
15 years. Moving oversize/overweight freight presents a number of challenges, including infrastructure constraints, regulatory restrictions, and complex permitting processes. This patchwork of regulations, permitting processes, and other physical and information
limitations can result in inefficiencies for multi-state oversize/overweight truck movements, which can lead to increased financial costs for carriers and shippers and negative societal impacts for affected communities.
This webinar will discuss the research conducted as part of
NCHRP 08‐97, Finding and Using Data to Identify and Evaluate Corridors for Transporting Multi-state, Multimodal Oversize/Overweight Freight, which will be formally released in the near future. The intent of this research project was to create a guidebook
that describes the current oversize/overweight regulatory and permitting landscape in the U.S., identify and define the challenges associated with multi-state oversize or overweight freight shipments, and pinpoint options to address these challenges. The
following learning objectives have been identified for the webinar:
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What challenges do state Departments of Transportation encounter when permitting oversize/overweight freight?
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What is the oversize/overweight truck regulation and permitting landscape in the U.S., what are some of the key differences across jurisdictions and how do these differences affect oversize/overweight shippers and carriers?
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What opportunities exist to improve multimodal and multi‐state oversize/overweight cargo routing decisions, and to streamline route planning and permitting processes?
Topics and Presenters:
State DOT Perspective on Oversize and Overweight Freight Shipments
This presentation will examine the key considerations, processes, and challenges required by state Departments of Transportation when permitting the use of oversize and/or overweight trucks on a state roadway network.
SPEAKER:
Carrier Perspective on Oversize and Overweight Freight Shipments
This presentation will discuss the needs and challenges associated with transporting oversize and overweight freight shipments from the truck carrier perspective.
SPEAKER:
NCHRP 08-97 Overview
This presentation will provide an overview of the information that is discussed and analyzed in the impending NCHRP 08-97 report, as well as provide potential solutions to increasing the efficiency of oversize/overweight freight movements
given the challenges encountered by public and private stakeholders.
SPEAKER:
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Alex Marach, CPCS Transcom Inc.
If you have not yet participated in Talking Freight, I encourage you to do so. These monthly seminars, sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration, are held via web conference, which means that you view the PowerPoint presentations
over the Internet while listening to the presenters over your computer or the telephone. There is no cost involved and you do not have to leave your desk to participate. More information about Talking Freight is available at
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/fpd/talking_freight/index.htm Links to past presentations and recordings are available on
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/freightplanning/talking.htm.
Talking Freight seminars are eligible for 1.5 AICP Certification Maintenance Credits (for AICP members). In order to receive credit, you must attend the full seminar and login to the seminar with your full name or type your full name into
the chat area during the seminar if you are in a room with a group of people. Visit the
AICP web site for more information about AICP Certification Maintenance Credits.
If you have any questions
about the webinar content, please contact Chip Millard, FHWA Freight Office, at 202-366-4415 or
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If you have any questions about the technology aspects of the webinar,
please contact Nicole Coene, Leidos, at 703-318-4267 or
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Nicole Coene | Leidos
Task Manager | Transportation Solutions and Technology Applications Division
phone: 703.318.4267
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