The National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) conducts research and disseminates timely findings that will inform investment and operations decisions affecting the performance of the freight transportation system.

HIGHLIGHTS

Status of NCFRP's current and completed projects as of Winter 2013-2014
NCFRP publications to date can be found at the links below:

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Please note that no funding was authorized for the NCFRP in MAP-21 covering FY 2013 and FY 2014. TRB is in the process of completing all previously selected projects and will then discontinue the program.

Information on NCFRP and other TRB activities is available in the TRB E-Newsletter. The NCFRP is managed by the Cooperative Research Programs of the Transportation Research Board.

RECENTLY RELEASED NCFRP PUBLICATIONS

Improving Mid-Term, Intermediate, and Long-Range Cost Forecasting: Guidebook for State Transportation Agencies

October 28, 2020

Because transportation investment programs have extended time horizons, state departments of transportation (DOTs) must forecast costs well into the future. This poses a serious challenge: the longer the time horizon, the more uncertainty and risk that forecasted costs will vary from actual, future costs. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Research Report 953: Improvi...

Impacts of Policy-Induced Freight Modal Shifts

December 17, 2019

In recent public policy debates, much emphasis has been placed on proposals to shift freight from highways to rail. This emphasis is based on goals of reducing emissions and highway congestion. However, prudent planning requires an understanding of the basics of mode choices, what could change those choices, and what the impacts will be. The TRB National Cooperative Freight Research Program's N...

Freight Transportation Resilience in Response to Supply Chain Disruptions

September 23, 2019

Guidance to public and private stakeholders on mitigating and adapting to logistical disruptions to supply chains resulting from regional, multi-regional, and national adverse events, both unanticipated and anticipated, is provided in NCFRP (National Cooperative Freight Research Program) Research Report 39: Freight Transportation Resilience in Response to Supply Chain Disruptions . The r...

Guide for Conducting Benefit-Cost Analyses of Multimodal, Multijurisdictional Freight Corridor Investments

April 6, 2017

TRB's National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) Research Report 38: Guide for Conducting Benefit-Cost Analyses of Multimodal, Multijurisdictional Freight Corridor Investments explores how to conduct benefit-cost analyses (BCAs). A BCA is an analytical framework used to evaluate public investment decisions including transportation investments. BCA is defined as a collection of method...

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