Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

Spotlight

  • May 20, 2026
    Learn findings on: How Advanced Aircraft Mobility (AAM) can enhance rural freight logistics while preserving ground transportation infrastructure. When/where aerial freight can complement traditional trucking. Practical opportunities to shift specific freight movements to aircraft; and the value of AAM for certain types of goods, such as pharmaceuticals, hazardous materials, and specialized electronics.
  • May 19, 2026
    Toxicology is an important topic, not often covered in judicial education. It’s more like an elective, buried deep in the course catalog. An elective that we all should take but often miss because we are busy taking the required courses, like procedure, torts, contracts and evidence. But wait, toxicology is evidence! This quarterly issue narrows down the topic to what judges and court personnel should know about toxicology. Also, inside this issue of the newsletter are the most recent 2026 North Dakota crash statistics along with the usual case law and resource/training sections.
  • May 6, 2026
    The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute is seeking an IT Project Manager/Intern Instructor in its Department of Transportation Support Center. The successful candidate will be involved in a wide range of IT related transportation issues and will work with a team of computer science students and engineers to develop and maintain web based applications, databases, and services for transportation agencies at the state and local level of government. Exceptional communication, organizational and technical skills are essential. This is a full-time benefited position. Specific responsibilities include: 1) Manage the DOT Support Center information technology function and teach/instruct student interns; 2) Provide mission critical network support and IT services for the DOT Support Center and Advanced Traffic Analysis Center; 3) Software development and support. A B.S. in computer science and 2 years of professional background in transportation or related application development, database administration, and server administration.
  • May 1, 2026
    Monthly reports for the North Dakota Grain Industry Data (Grain Trax) page were updated on April 29, 2026.

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