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Integrating Freight in the Transportation Planning Process - WEB-BASED Accessible 508 Version

PROGRAM AREA: Freight and Transportation Logistics

COURSE NUMBER: FHWA-NHI-139006W

CALENDAR YEAR	LENGTH	CEU	FEE
2013	6 Hours	0.6 Units	$0 Per Participant

TRAINING LEVEL:Basic

CLASS SIZE: Minimum:1; Maximum:1

DESCRIPTION:

In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, this WBT was developed as an accessible 508 compliant version. See course number FHWA-NHI-139006 for the standard WBT version.

Freight transportation issues can be complex and involve many different stakeholders, all of whom have different perspectives on the freight transportation system. The challenge faced by many public-sector transportation planners is how to best incorporate these freight perspectives into the transportation planning process in a way that results in a safe and efficient transportation system for both people and goods. This Web-based training course will provide a greater understanding of freight trends, its stakeholders, and its issues, so that public-sector transportation planners are better able to incorporate freight into their respective transportation planning processes and programs.

This WBT course is an update of and replaces the instructor-led course FHWA-NHI-139001. If you are taking this course as a prerequisite for FHWA-NHI-139003 Advanced Freight Planning, you MUST bring your certificate of completion to the first day of class. You will be able to print out your certificate after you complete your online exam.

This course is part of the Certificate of Accomplishment in Freight Management and Operations. To learn more about how you can achieve a certificate in Freight Management and Operations visit the NHI Web site at http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/cert_programs.aspx.

OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
Identify the stakeholders involved in freight transportation
Explain the role of different modes in freight transportation
Describe some trends affecting freight transportation, and their impact on a State's transportation system and communities
Discuss some of the common issues that prevent freight from being fully incorporated into the planning process
Identify key resources to help guide statewide and metropolitan freight planning effort

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Transportation planners and freight transportation planners from State DOTs, MPOs, local governments, and Federal agencies.

If you have questions about this NHI training, please contact NHI at nhicustomerservice@dot.gov or 877.558.6873.

The National Highway Institute (NHI) has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102. In obtaining this approval, NHI has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET Standards which are widely recognized as standards of good practice internationally. As a result of their Authorized Provider membership status, NHI is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standards.

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