U.S. DOT Intermodal Freight Technology Working Group (IFTWG)

U.S. DOT Intermodal Freight Technology Working Group (IFTWG)

Next Full Working Group Meeting:

November 2008 (Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida)

Last Project Meeting: Cross-Town Improvement Project
February 8, 2007, Kansas City, Missouri

Click here for minutes and presentations from this meeting.

Last Full Working Group Meeting:

April 30-May 1, 2008 (Oak Brook Hills Marriott, Oak Brook, IL)

Click here for more information on the U.S. DOT Intermodal Freight Technology Working Group.

Co-Chairmen

Anthony T. Furst, Director, Freight Management & Operations, Federal Highway Administration

Ben Shelton, General Director-Intermodal Operations Premium Operations, Union Pacific Railroad Co.

Roster of Working Group Members

Purpose of the IFTWG: The IFTWG is a public-private partnership focused on the identification and evaluation of technology-based options for improving the efficiency, safety, and security of intermodal freight movement. Working from this common goal, the IFTWG engages in efforts to marry industry and government priorities in a way that leverages collective experience and shared investment. The IFTWG accomplishes this goal by:

  • Cooperatively analyzing the intermodal freight transportation system to identify physical and information exchange choke points;
  • Actively engaging leaders of industry, government, academia, and consulting in the open exchange of ideas;
  • Exploring the feasibility of creative solutions to high-priority challenges across all modes;
  • Developing and executing pilot technology demonstrations through public-private partnerships; and
  • Sharing information, best practices, and lessons learned with the freight community at large.

Click here to view the IFTWG Strategic Plan and User's Guide.