Freight
Freight Advisory Committee
The Lehigh Valley Transportation Study (LVTS) has officially established a Freight Advisory Committee. It is the intent of this Committee to promote and develop a functional and efficient regional freight system and advise the LVTS on all goods movement issues including relevant studies and projects. The Committee will consider the movement of freight to and from manufacturing sites, cities/downtown areas, intermodal facilities, warehouses, and utilities, as well as the region's freight transportation network (i.e., highways, railroads, ports, airports, and pipelines). The emphasis on freight movement and logistics is continuing to evolve and the formation of this Committee follows the adoption of the MOVELV: Lehigh Valley Regional Freight Plan and the need to plan for and manage relevant infrastructure. The Lehigh Valley Freight Advisory Committee will meet quarterly and work with the LVTS to maximize the region's goods movement capability by sharing information and technology between public and private freight interests, promoting the region's intermodal capabilities and capacity, and developing and implementing a regional goods movement strategy.
Meeting Dates
Meets three times annually following LVTS Joint Technical + Coordinating Committee at 10:00 AM
Presentations
2018 PRESENTATIONS
Joint Meeting of LVTS and Freight Advisory Committees - Interstate Steering Committee Update presented by Melissa Batula, PennDOT's Chief of Highway Delivery Division (December 5, 2018)
Freight Advisory Committee - Designating and Certifying Critical Urban Freight Corridors (CUFCs)
Freight Advisory Committee - LVIA Area Freight Study (PennDOT, April 4, 2018)
2017 PRESENTATIONS
2016 PRESENTATIONS
New Jersey and the Evolving Supply Chain (December 19, 2016)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (December 19, 2016)
The Delaware Valley Freight Center Inventory (December 19, 2016)
Pennsylvania State Police Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Activities (June 1, 2016)
PA On Track: PA's Long Range Transportation & Comprehensive Freight Movement Plan (June 1, 2016)
Truck Driver Shortage Analysis (June 1, 2016)
Talking Freight Webinar: National Freight Strategic Plan and FAST Act Freight Provisions - FHWA (February 17, 2016)
Freight Advisory Committee. Purpose, Overview, and Trends - LVPC (February 3, 2016)
MOVELV: Lehigh Valley Regional Freight Plan - LVPC (February 3, 2016)
FAST Act - FHWA (February 3, 2016)
Freight Advisory Committee Future Meeting Topics - LVPC (February 3, 2016)
Lehigh Valley Truck Parking Action Plan
Lehigh Valley International Airport (LVIA) Area Freight Study (DRAFT)
MOVELV: Regional Freight Plan
Freight Studies
REGIONAL STUDIES AND PLANS
STATE STUDIES AND PLANS
OTHER RELEVANT STUDIES AND PLANS
Freight Links
CLICK HERE FOR THE 2018 EASTERN PA FREIGHT SUMMIT PAGE
Pennsylvania Long Range Transportation + Comprehensive Freight Movement Plan
National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP), Report 33.
Improving Freight System Performance in Metropolitan Areas: A Planning Guide
http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/172487.aspx
FHWA – Freight Planning
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/freight_planning/index.cfm
FHWA – Freight Analysis Framework
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/freight_analysis/faf/
FHWA – 2013 Freight Facts and Figures
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/freight_analysis/nat_freight_stats/docs/13factsfigures/index.htm