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Transportation Research Board

As part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the Transportation Research Board (TRB) mobilizes expertise, experience, and knowledge to anticipate and solve complex transportation-related challenges. The Board’s varied activities annually engage more than 5,500 engineers, scientists, and other transportation researchers and practitioners from the public and private sectors and academia, all of whom contribute their expertise in the public interest. The program is supported by state departments of transportation, federal agencies including component administrations of the U.S. Department of Transportation, and other organizations and individuals interested in the development of transportation.

Cargo train transportation - Freight railway. Used for TRB

In formation

News and Updates

Register for the 2026 TRB Annual Meeting

Announcement

Registration is now open for the 105th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, taking place Jan. 11-15 in Washington, D.C. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with thousands of colleagues at the world’s largest gathering of transportation professionals.

Nov 21, 2025

Chris Hendrickson honored with 2025 Roy W. Crum Award

Update

Sep 29, 2025
Chris Hendrickson

Eight Winners Selected for the TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program Graduate Research Awards

News Release

The Transportation Research Board’s Airport Cooperative Research Program today announced the winners of its annual ACRP Graduate Research Awards.

Oct 31, 2025
About Events Projects Publications/Resources News and updates

Projects

Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Coast Guard Certificate of Compliance Examination Program for Gas Carriers

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Impacts of Alternative Compensation Methods on Truck Driver Retention and Safety Performance

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Transitioning Evidence-based Road Safety Research into Practice

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Study and Recommendations on the HIMS, FADAP, and Other Drug and Alcohol Programs within the USDOT

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Repurposing Plastics Waste in Infrastructure

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

New Coast Guard Authorities

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Data, Metrics, and Analytic Methods for Assessing Equity Impacts of Surface Transportation Funding Programs

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Criteria for Installing Automatic and Remote-Controlled Shutoff Valves on Existing Gas and Hazardous Liquid Transmission Pipelines

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Cross-Cutting Themes for U.S. Contributions to the Ocean Decade

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Marine Board

Oversight Unit

In Progress

Review of Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research (ICCOPR) 2022-2027 Research and Technology Plan

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Emerging Trends in Aviation Safety

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Addressing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism In 21st Century STEMM Organizations: A Summit

Workshop

Completed

Wind Turbine Generator Impacts to Marine Vessel Radar

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed
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