Freight

Research Reports | Active and Completed Projects

Research Reports

• The Impacts of COVID-19 Telecommuting for the Twin Cities Metro Area
  March 2024, TPEC Telecommuting 2024
• Electric Vehicle Fees: What Factors Prompt States to Adopt Them? (Research Brief)
  February 2024, TPEC Research Brief 2024-02
• Alternative Revenue Mechanisms for the Roadway System (Research Brief)
  January 2024, TPEC Research Brief 2024-01
• Medical Device Industry Cluster in Greater Minnesota: Spatial Impacts and Illustrative Case Study
  January 2024, TPEC MDIC 2024
• Motorization Trends in Minnesota: 1980-2021 (Research Brief)
  November 2023, TPEC Research Brief 2023-01
• Motorization Trends in Minnesota (2023)
  June 2023, TPEC-MTFD-R1-2023
• Identifying and Optimizing Electric Vehicle Corridor Charging Infrastructure for Medium and Heavy-Duty Trucks
  June 2023, MnDOT 2023-29
• Best Types of Commodity Flow Data for Freight, Railroad, and Ports and Waterways Studies
  February 2023, MnDOT 2023-02
• Connected and Automated Vehicles: Accessibility for the Twin Cities East Metro (Research Brief)
  October 2022, TPEC Research Brief 2022-02
• Load Rating Assessment of Three Slab-Span Bridges Over Shingle Creek
  August 2022, MnDOT 2022-29
• Minnesota Transportation Funding Redistribution: 2015-2020 (Research Brief)
  July 2022, TPEC Research Brief 2022-01
• Transportation Policy and Economic Competitiveness Program 2020-2022 Progress Report
  June 2022, TPEC 2022-02
• Minnesota Transportation Funding Redistribution (2015-2020): Who Contributes More and Who Receives More?
  April 2022, TPEC 2022-03
• Sustaining Minnesota's Medical Device Industry Cluster: A Vital Role for Multimodal Transportation
  January 2022, TPEC 2022-01
• Minnesota Roadway Funding: Where Does it Come From and Where Does it Go? (Research Brief)
  August 2020, TPEC Research Brief 2020-01
• Connected and Automated Vehicles: Opportunity for Equity, Accessibility, and Safety (Research Brief)
  August 2020, TPEC Research Brief 2020-02
• Minnesota Roadway Funding: Revenue Sources & Distribution
  July 2020, TPEC-MTFD-R1-2020
• Minnesota's Motorization Trends Reshape Roadway Funding (Research Brief)
  February 2019, TPEC Research Brief 2019-02
• Blockchain: A Disruptive Technology for Transportation? (Research Brief)
  February 2019, TPEC Research Brief 2019-05
• Minnesota's Booming Medical Sector Relies on Airports (Research Brief)
  February 2019, TPEC Research Brief 2019-03
• Minnesota Transportation Funding: How Are Federal and State Funds Redistributed? (Research Brief)
  February 2019, TPEC Research Brief 2019-01
• Minnesota Transportation Finance Database: Visualization Tool Enables Access and Usage (Research Brief)
  February 2019, TPEC Research Brief 2019-04
• Connected and Automated Vehicles: Opportunity for Safety, Accessibility, and Equity (Research Brief)
  February 2019, TPEC Research Brief 2019-06
• Evolving grain markets and supply chains (Research Brief)
  June 2018, TPEC Research Brief 2018-02
• Minnesota Transportation Finance Database: Data updated, new analyses (Research Brief)
  June 2018, TPEC Research Brief 2018-01
• Equity issues of self-driving vehicles (Research Brief)
  June 2018, TPEC Research Brief 2018-03
• Minnesota Transportation Funding Redistribution (2010-2015): Who Contributes More and Who Receives More?
  March 2018, TPEC 2018-01
• Using Truck GPS Data for Freight Performance Analysis in the Twin Cities Metro Area
  March 2014, MnDOT 2014-14
• Development of a Weigh-Pad-Based Portable Weigh-In-Motion System
  December 2012, MnDOT 2012-38
• Highway Cost Allocation and Determination of Heavy Freight Truck Permit Fees
  July 2012, MnDOT 2012-14
• Using Archived Truck GPS Data for Freight Performance Analysis on I-94/I-90 from the Twin Cities to Chicago
  November 2009, CTS 09-27
• Freight Performance Measure Systems (FPMS) System Evaluation and Data Analysis
  January 2008, CTS 08-01
• ISO 9000's Effects on Accident Reduction in the U.S. Motor Carrier Industry
  June 2003, MnDOT 2003-29
• Effects of Increasing Truck Weight on Steel & Prestressed Bridges
  March 2003, MnDOT 2003-16
• The Feasability of a Shipper Panel to Measure Transportation Services
  December 2002, MnDOT 2003-04
• Where Does Minnesota's Grain Crop Go? An Analysis of Minnesota's Elevator Grain Shipments for the Period, 7/99-6/00
  February 2002, MnDOT 2002-12
• Land Use and Travel Choices in the Twin Cities, 1958-1990
  July 2001, CTS 01-01
• Northwest Minnesota Freight Flow Study :Freight Flow Estimation and Identification of Significant Corridors
  September 1998, MnDOT 1998-26
• Minnesota freight flows - 1990 : a compilation and synthesis of data by mode and community
  February 1995, Mn/DOT 1995-14
• Use of the 1992 ICC Public Use Waybill Sample to Analyze Corn Movements by Rail
  March 1994, Mn/DOT P94-6
• An Analysis of Canadian Rail Movements to the United States Using the 1992 Public Use Waybill Sample
  March 1994, Mn/DOT P94-5
• Transportation facilities and services available to Minnesota exporters to serve Pacific area markets
  July 1993, Mn/DOT 1993-13
• The Impact of the Use of Just-in-Time on the Use of Inbound Transportation by Manufacturers
  November 1989, 1989 JIT

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Active and Completed Projects

• Transportation Policy and Economic Competitiveness FY25
  (07/2024)
• Transportation Policy and Economic Competitiveness FY24
  (07/2023)
• Transportation Policy and Economic Competitiveness FY23
  (07/2022)
• FY22-23 Administrative Support for the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee
  (09/2021)
• Transportation Policy and Economic Competitiveness FY22
  (07/2021)
• Identify Best Types of Commodity Flow Data for Freight, Railroad, Ports and Waterways Studies
  (06/2021)
• Identifying and Optimizing Electric Vehicle Corridor Charging Infrastructure for Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks
  (11/2020)
• Transportation Policy and Economic Competitiveness FY21
  (07/2020)
• Crowdsourcing for Last-Mile Delivery: Design, Planning, and Operation
  (07/2020)
• Load Rating Assessment of Three Slab-Span Bridges over Shingle Creek
  (06/2020)
• Understanding Manufacturers' Perspectives on Transportation in MnDOT District 3: An Industry Cluster Approach
  (04/2019)
• Improving the Freight Productivity of a Heavy-Duty, Battery Electric Truck by Intelligent Energy Management
  (10/2019)
• Administrative Support for the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committe (MFAC), FY20
  (09/2019)
• Managing the Growth of Last-mile Deliveries and Curb Space Demand
  (09/2019)
• Administrative Support for the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee, FY19
  (08/2018)
• Transportation Policy and Economic Competitiveness FY19
  (07/2018)
• Administrative Support for the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee - FY18
  (08/2017)
• Transportation Policy and Economic Competitiveness, Year 5
  (07/2017)
• Cloud connected delivery vehicles: boosting fuel economy using physics-aware spatiotemporal data analytics and real-time powertrain control
  (03/2017)
• Administrative Support for the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee (MFAC) - Fiscal Year 2017
  (09/2016)
• Administrative Support for the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee (MFAC) - Fiscal Year 2016
  (08/2015)
• Understanding District 8 Manufacturers' Perspectives on Transportation: An Industry Cluster Approach
  (01/2013)
• Understanding and Enhancing the Value of Freight Economy in Minnesota
  (12/2012)
• Using Truck GPS Data for Freight Performance Analysis in the Twin Cities Metro Area
  (09/2012)
• Administrative Support for the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee - Fiscal Year 2012
  (11/2011)
• Administrative Support for the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee
  (05/2011)
• Optimizing the Supply Chain for Cost and Carbon Footprint
  (08/2009)
• Convergence of Agriculture and Energy IV: Infrastructure Considerations for Biomass Harvest, Transportation and Storage
  (06/2009)
• Using Archived Truck GPS Data for Freight Performance Analysis on Interstate I-94/I-90 from the Twin Cities to Chicago
  (04/2009)
• Highway Cost Allocation and Determination of Heavy Freight-Truck Permit Fees
  (03/2009)
• Development of a Weigh-Pad Based Portable WIM System
  (12/2008)
• Passenger and Freight Costs and Benefits of ITS Technology
  (07/2002)
• The Feasibility of a Shipper Panel to Measure Transportation Services
  (01/2001)
• Intermodal Opportunities for Shortline Railroads in Minnesota
  (07/2000)
• Passenger and Freight Travel Demand Patterns - Phase II
  (04/1999)
• Passenger and Freight Travel Demand
  (02/1998)
• Truck Size and Weight
  (01/1997)
• Northwest Minnesota Commodity Flow Study
  (11/1996)
• System Designs in Pipeline Transportation
  (06/1996)
• Overseas Air Cargo Service and US Cities
  (03/1996)
• Development of Freight Movements Demand Databases and Forecasting Models by Mode in Physical Units
  (06/1995)
• Dynamics and Stability of Capsules in Pipeline Transportation
  (09/1994)