The government’s long-awaited National Multimodal Freight Network has finally kicked off with a two-month request for information to help map out facilities and routes. The post DOT launches ...

The FAST Act required DOT to include 11 components in the plan, including an assessment of the National Multimodal Freight Network, ... (MAP-21) Act of 2012 required DOT to develop the plan, ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on Thursday unveiled for the first time a national freight transportation strategy that aims to guide national freight policy and investment and provide ...

In last year’s highway bill, Congress said it wants the Department of Transportation to set a place for freight at the transportation policy table. The first step in that process, defining a ...

DOT will use the plan to guide national policy, inform state freight plans, identify data and research needs, and offer a framework for multimodal partnerships. Szabat said DOT was involved in 13 ...

The U.S. Dept. of Transportation has released a plan to map out general priorities and hurdles ahead to deal with changing trends in how the country moves its $52 billion in goods and energy products.

Multimodal-Freight-Network News: The National Freight Strategic Plan And The Inland Waterways, US Ports Get More Than $280 Mln In MARAD Grants, The ‘Ag Coast’ ...

The interim version of the National Multimodal Freight Network that was announced in the Federal Register on June 6, 2016 listed only 113 U.S. ports as satisfying the 2 million short tons threshold.

Establish a national freight transportation policy and a national, multimodal freight network Ensure “robust public investment” in all modes of freight-related transportation Identify ...

The Multimodal Freight Office, funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, will oversee the development of the National Multimodal Freight Network, review State Freight Plans, and ...

House Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) on Thursday introduced legislation aimed at funding “the nation’s oversubscribed and underfinanced freight infrastructure network.” H.R. 3607 calls for the creation of ...