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Freight Professional Development: Building a Freight Professional Development Program in the 21st Century
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2003-10-01
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Abstract:The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) Office of Freight Management and Operations launched the FPD Program in response to the growing need for freight transportation expertise in states and metropolitan areas. Several factors have heightened interest in freight professional development, including increasing freight traffic, an inadequate number of staff devoted to freight, and a lack of understanding of the transportation planning process in both the public and private sectors. The FPD Program assists state departments of transportation (DOTs) and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) in developing the skills and knowledge needed co meet the challenges facing freight transportation today and in the near future. The efficient movement of goods is dependent, in large part, on the people who build, maintain, and operate the freight transportation system. Educating and training a skilled and knowledgeable workforce is crucial to improving freight transportation productivity, safety, and security. A series of customer focus group meetings were held to determine what you, our customer, wanted and needed in an FPD Program. Your input helped identify and prioritize FPD products and services to be delivered in 2004 and beyond.
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