Advancing Freight Fluidity Performance Measures: Summary of a Workshop

TRB's E-Circular 207: Advancing Freight Fluidity Performance Measures: Summary of a Workshop details a December 9–10, 2015 workshop that examined the development and use of freight fluidity performance measures and related analysis techniques to improve the freight transportation system. Participants discussed the opportunities and challenges associated with expanding the use of freight fluidity performance measures. One session provided an update on the U.S. Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA’s) activities related to freight fluidity performance measurement and featured presentations about the applications of freight fluidity, the scale of analysis, data options and analytical issues, and implementation options. Other sessions focused on stakeholder views of measuring supply chain performance and examples of applying freight fluidity performance measures and supply chain analyses at the state, regional, corridor, and local levels.