A Concept for a National Freight Data Program: Special Report 276 (2003)
Chapter: C Committee Meetings and Other Activities
Appendix C
Committee Meetings and Other Activities
FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING, JUNE 4–5, 2002, WASHINGTON, D.C.
The following presentations were made to the committee by invited speakers:
Sponsor Expectations for the Study
Ashish Sen, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Overview of Freight Transportation Data Sources
Lance Grenzeback, Cambridge Systematics, Inc., and Harry Cohen, Consultant, Ellicott City, Maryland
The Commodity Flow Survey
Michael Cohen, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
The Freight Analysis Framework
Gary Maring and Bruce Lambert, Federal Highway Administration
SECOND COMMITTEE MEETING, SEPTEMBER 19–20, 2002, WASHINGTON, D.C.
The following presentations were made to the committee by invited speakers:
Freight Data Business Plan—Draft Version
Rick Donnelly, PBConsult, Inc. (committee consultant)
Air Cargo Data—Needs and Uses
Mort Plumb, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Alaska
Transportation of Hazardous Materials
Kevin Coburn, Research and Special Programs Administration
Hazardous Materials Transportation—Security-Related Activities Since 9/11
Tom Sherman, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation
Use of Technology to Collect Truck Data
Jeff Patten, Federal Highway Administration
The International Trade Data System
Craig Fundling, eCP
MPO Freight Data Requirements
Gerald Rawling, Chicago Area Transportation Study
Dennis Hooker, Metroplan Orlando, Florida
The committee also received a written submission on MPO Freight Data Requirements from Chuck Purvis of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Oakland, California.
A Shipping Industry Perspective on Freight Data Needs and Uses
Bill Ralph, Port Import Export Reporting Service
In addition, the committee discussed security data currently gathered by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Transportation Security Administration with Admiral Paul Busick of Battelle.
THIRD COMMITTEE MEETING, NOVEMBER 21–22, 2002, WASHINGTON, D.C.
PRESENTATION OF FREIGHT DATA BUSINESS PLAN
A draft of the freight data business plan (Appendix A) prepared by the committee’s consultant, Rick Donnelly, was presented at the 82nd TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, January 15, 2003. The details of the session are as follows.
Session 713: National Freight Transportation Data Program Development
Arnim Hans Meyburg, Cornell University, presiding
Sponsored by Committee on Freight Transportation Data
Importance of Freight for Transportation
Emil Frankel, U.S. Department of Transportation
National Freight Data Business Plan
Rick Donnelly, PBConsult, Inc.
Trucking Industry Perspective
Bob Costello, American Trucking Associations, Inc.
Railroad Industry Perspective
Robert E. Martínez, Norfolk Southern Corporation
Forecaster’s Perspective
Paul Bingham, Global Insight, Inc.
