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Professional Development
Highway Planning and Logistics

This training introduces professionals from various backgrounds to shared concepts in highway planning and logistics. Truck traffic is projected to continue to increase during the next 25 years, increasing congestion and creating demands for additional highway capacity and better utilization of existing infrastructure. The capacity and performance of highway systems significantly affects the cost and performance of truck operations and the overall cost and reliability of business logistics and supply chain operations.

In this training, participants will learn about the relationships between industrial traffic, goods movements, and the highway system in a region or corridor and gain a broad understanding of the interaction between industry logistics and highway transportation.

Topics will include fundamentals of highway transportation and freight logistics, including motor carrier economics and operations, the effects of heavy trucks on highway infrastructure, truck size and weight issues and regulations, highway classification systems, highway capacity planning, and level of service.

For more information, view the training outline. (PDF, 14K)

NDSU Dept 2880P.O. Box 6050Fargo, ND 58108-6050
(701)231-7767ndsu.ugpti@ndsu.edu