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 minutes of the Spring meeting.

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.