Freight Analysis Framework version 3 (FAF3)__________

Talking Freight WebinarOctober 2010

• How does freight movement affect congestion, infrastructure, safety, and the environment?

• How does congestion, delay, and cost affect freight movement?

• How do shifts in the economy, activity among regions, and global trade affect freight movement?

• How will policies affect freight movement and what are the consequences?

• Where can investments be made to improve operations or increase capacity?

Understanding Freight TransportationUnderstanding Freight Transportation

To Understand We Need to KnowTo Understand We Need to Know

•How much & what freight moves from place to place?•Weight •Value•Commodity

•Where & how is freight moving?•Origin & destination•Route used•Mode of transportation

•When is freight being carried?•Season•Time of day

The Big PictureThe Big Picture

FAF3 integrates data from a number of sources to provide:

•A data matrix with tonnage and value of regional freight flows by commodity and mode for 2007, with forecasts to 2040, and annual provisional updates

•An assignment of tons to freight-hauling trucks on individual highway segments

FAF3 DetailsFAF3 Details

•Value and weight for all domestic shipments, exports, and imports

•8 Domestic modes (truck, rail, water, air, multiple modes and mail, pipeline, other & unknown, and no domestic mode)

•7 Foreign modes

•123 Domestic regions

•8 International regions (Canada, Mexico, & 6 groupings of countries based on UN definitions)

•43 Commodity classes (2-digit SCTG codes)

FAF3 RegionsFAF3 Regions

South, Central

& Western Asia

Eastern Asia

Canada

MexicoRest of

Americas

Europe

South-Eastern Asia And Oceana

Africa

The Bottom LineThe Bottom Line

•FAF provides a comprehensive national picture of freight flows and baseline forecasts to support policy studies

•FAF shows states and regions their major trading partners with the volumes and sources of through traffic at a corridor level

•Local specific planning and project analysis usually requires supplemental data collection to provide local detail

FAF3 Data Extraction ToolFAF3 Data Extraction Tool

•A web based data summary tool that enables FAF3 users to easily extract the specific data elements they require from the regional database

•Features:

•all levels of detail

•tabular output and sorting capability

•download results in .csv format

FAF3 Data Extraction ToolFAF3 Data Extraction Tool

FAF3 Data Extraction ToolFAF3 Data Extraction Tool

FAF3 Data Extraction ToolFAF3 Data Extraction Tool

FAF3 Data Extraction ToolFAF3 Data Extraction Tool

Download the table

View and sort on-screen

Or

•FAF3.0 - July 2010•Regional freight flow data 2007•Data summary and extraction tool

•FAF3.1 - October 2010•Revisions to FAF3.0 2007 data•Forecasts from 2015 to 2040•Network assignment (maps)•Annual provisional update for 2009

•FAF3.2 - 2011•Reprocess 2002 & 1997 estimates•Online mapping capability

FAF3 TimelineFAF3 Timeline

We Rely on Customer FeedbackWe Rely on Customer Feedback

•Do the estimates we publish align with local observations?

•What would make existing freight data resources more usable?

•What are the major freight issues you and your partners are trying to address?

Accessing FAF3 DataAccessing FAF3 Data

FHWA Website:http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/freight_analysis/faf/index.htm

DOT Freight Website:http://www.freight.dot.gov/

Oak Ridge National Lab Website:http://cta-gis.ornl.gov/faf/

Thank You!Thank You!

Without Data It’s Just An Opinion.

Please send questions to: faf@dot.gov