Freight Demand Modeling and Data Improvement Handbook

2017PDFTech ReportFHWA-HOP-18-018DTFH61-11-D-00015-5010Freight transportationTraffic modelsData managementUnited StatesUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Freight Management and OperationsSchaefer, RonWorth, MonicaHeilman, JonathanKehoe, NicholasLeidosUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Freight Management and OperationsFederal Highway AdministrationThe SHRP2 C20: Freight Demand Modeling and Data Improvement Strategic Plan provides a framework for making further improvements to freight data sets and freight modeling practices to advance the integration of freight considerations into the planning process. This handbook provides information about better freight data and modeling tools through examples and pilot projects for State DOTs and MPOs to improve freight-related decisionmaking. It gives an overview of the projects funded by the SHRP2 Implementation Assistance Program (IAP) and highlights how these implementations address issues faced by freight planners.74