Disruptions to the supply chain can have widespread economic and societal impacts, particularly for regions recovering from extreme weather events. Elements of resilience in transportation include the 4Rs: robustness, redundancy, resourcefulness, and rapidity. TRB hosted a webinar on Thursday, April 24, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Eastern that explored how incorporating the 4Rs into state freight programs can help mitigate these risks. Presenters highlighted innovative approaches to freight resilience planning and strategies to improve supply chain stability.
This webinar was sponsored by TRB’s Standing Technical Committee on Freight Transportation Planning and Logistics.
The slides are available. Please contact trbwebinar@nas.edu for a link to the recording. There may be a $90 fee.
 
Webinar agenda and presenters

• Texas freight and supply chain resilience plan – Tyler Graham, Texas Department of Transportation
• Department of Homeland Security Supply Chain Resilience Issues, Problems and Solutions (SCRIPS) workshop – Chip White, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Freight resilience planning: Leveraging opportunities and applying innovative techniques – Suseel Indrakanti, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
• Question and answer session moderated by Michael Williamson, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

The first 60 minutes of the webinar were for presentations and the final 30 minutes were reserved for audience questions.
 
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants can:

• Apply 4Rs to freight resilience planning framework
• Improve the freight system using resilience-based strategies
• Use best practices in freight resilience planning

 
Professional Development Hours
This webinar was delivered as a scheduled – e-learning live event and is categorized within RCEP as Technical, Health and Safety.
Professional Development Hours (PDHs) earned on completion of this program were reported to the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Certificates of Completion are issued to all participants via the RCEP.net online system. Complaints about registered providers may be addressed to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Fl., Washington, DC, 20005.