Research

CFIRE engages in innovative research with the aim of advancing freight knowledge to better meet current and future needs. CFIRE awards research projects across a wide range of freight-related topics, focused under four Signature Technical Areas of Research (STARs):

Research at CFIRE is undertaken by an experienced and professional team of researchers from various disciplines and multiple institutions working in a collaborative manner in order to address our nation’s issues in sustainable freight transportation infrastructure and systems.

Recent Research News

  • New Final Reports

    Researchers have recently completed a number of projects and issued final reports. Understanding Freight Land-Use Interrelationships (CFIRE 02-07) Low Carbon Logistics through Supply Chain Design and Coordination (CFIRE 03-06) Freight Model Im...

  • CFIRE Sessions at TRB 2012

    Attending the 2012 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting?  Check out one or more of these sessions about research funded by CFIRE: Sunday, January 22 1:30 – 4:30 p.m., Hilton (Columbia Hall 5): Workshop 189: Using Knowledge Management to Le...

  • Infographic: Fatal Crashes in 2010

    An infographic from FlowingData using NHTSA data.

  • Freight Operations 2011

    The most recent issue of Transportation Research Record (no. 2238) focuses on freight operations. [This issue] consists of 11 papers that explore evaluating pricing strategies for storage in import container terminals, reducing train turn times, polic...

  • Shifting Freight to Rail to Improve Air Quality

    Erica Bickford's work on truck-rail modal shifts and air quality was recently featured by Science Daily: Shifting from road to rail 500 million tons of the freight passing through or to the Midwest would make a large dent in the carbon dioxide spilled...