National Cooperative Freight Research Program: A Status Report. Research Results Digest 3

摘要

The National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) is a cooperative research program sponsored by the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) and administered by the Transportation Research Board. The program was authorized in 2005 with the passage of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). On September 6, 2006, a contract to begin work was executed between RITA and The National Academies. The NCFRP will carry out applied research on problems facing the freight industry that are not being adequately addressed by existing research programs. SAFETEA-LU, in authorizing the NCFRP, called for the development of a national research agenda addressing freight transportation and for the implementation of a multi-year strategic plan to achieve it.