The freight industry is rapidly evolving, driven by the growth of e-commerce, increasing demands on emergency mobility, and persistent challenges such as truck parking shortages. These issues are often overlooked but are critical to developing a resilient and efficient freight transportation system and shaping priorities for urban freight management. TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, May 8, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern that will explore strategies and innovations addressing these pressing freight mobility challenges. Presenters will highlight innovative approaches to mobility during emergencies, freight trip generation dynamics in urban settings, and the economic and operational costs of inadequate truck parking infrastructure.
This webinar is based on NCHRP Research Report 1115: Transporting Freight in Emergencies A Guide on Special Permits and Weight Requirements.
This webinar is sponsored by TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program and the Standing Technical Committees on Freight Transportation Planning and Logistics and Disaster Response, Emergency Evacuations, and Business Continuity.
Registration is free for employees of TRB sponsors. The registration rate for all other attendees is $100. Sign into MyTRB.org to view registration information.
A recording will be sent to all registrants after the webinar.
 
Webinar agenda and presenters

• Which sector produces more freight trips? B2B or B2C? – Jose Holguin-Veras, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Addressing the Impacts and Costs of Truck Parking Shortages – Sebastian Guerrero, WSP and Janice Marino-Doyle, New Jersey Department of Transportation
• Transporting freight in emergencies: Special permits and weight requirements – Sushant Sharma, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Question and answer session moderated by Sushant Sharma, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

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

• Understand what works and does not work in emergencies in terms of freight mobility of overweight loads
• Apply actionable strategies for a more sustainable and resilient freight system

 
Professional Development Hours
Professional engineers (PEs) who register and attend the entire webinar as an individual will be awarded 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs). TRB’s webinar program awards PDH credits only to the registered individual, and not to other members of a group that view the webinar together. To be eligible for the credits, individuals must remain signed in for the entire webinar, including for any question and answer session following the presentations.
This webinar will be delivered as a scheduled – e-learning live event and is categorized within RCEP as Technical, Health and Safety.
Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.
TRB will report credits earned to the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C., 20005.
 
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