Minnesotas Freight Performance Measures

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Minnesotas Freight Performance Measures
FHWA Talking Freight Seminar August 17, 2005
Cecil Selness, Director Office of Freight and
Commercial Vehicle Operations Minnesota
Department of Transportation
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Planning Context
Minnesota Statewide Freight Plan
Minnesota Statewide Transportation Plan
Minnesota DOT Strategic Plan
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Statewide Freight Policy

• Provide an integrated system of freight
  transportation in Minnesota - highway, rail,
  water, air cargo and intermodal terminals - that
  offers safe, reliable, and competitive access to
  statewide, national and international markets.

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Freight Policy Framework

• Improve Statewide Infrastructure
• Improve National/International Infrastructure
• Enhance Operations and Safety
• Enhance Freight Integration
• Strengthen Partnerships
• Streamline Regulatory Activities

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Freight Performance Measure Criteria

• Tie measures to freight policies and strategies
• Understandable to shippers, carriers, elected
  officials, transportation officials
• Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee

CRITERIA
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Freight Performance Measure Criteria

• What decisions are affected?
• How will we use the measures?
• Is the data available? What resources are needed?
• How will know when we have successful performance?

CRITERIA
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Freight Performance Measure Criteria

• What is being measured
• Input- e.g., Budget allocation
• Process- e.g., Permits Issued
• Outputs- e.g., Miles of 10 ton highways
• Outcomes- e.g., Fatalities on highway system

CRITERIA
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Freight Performance Measure Criteria

• Performance Measure vs. Indicator
• Sphere of Control vs. Sphere of Influence
• Program vs. Economic Indicators
• Perspective
• Statewide vs. Regional vs. Local
• Corridor vs. Mode

CRITERIA
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Freight PerformanceMeasure Categories

• Infrastructure
• Local Access
• Global Connections
• Safety
• Regulation

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Freight Performance MeasuresInfrastructure

• Pavement ride quality is acceptable
• Bridge structures meets standards
• Rail track-miles with track speeds greater than
  or equal to 25 mph
• Rail track-miles with 286,000 lb railcar rating
• Intermodal facilities
• with adequate
• infrastructure condition

INFRASTRUCTURE
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Freight Performance MeasuresLocal Access

• Major freight generators with appropriate
  roadway/rail access
• Intermodal facilities (ports/terminals) with
  appropriate roadway/rail access.
• Airports with air
• cargo operations
• and appropriate
• roadway access

LOCAL ACCESS
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Freight Performance MeasuresGlobal Connections

• Direct international air cargo freight service
• Average delays at river locks
• Capacity of container-handling bulk transfer
  facilities

GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
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Freight Performance MeasuresSafety

• Heavy truck crash rate
• Heavy truck-related fatalities
• Crashes at rail crossings (3-yr avg.)
• Fatalities at rail crossings (3-yr avg.)
• At-grade rail crossings meeting
• grade-separation
• guidelines

SAFETY
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Freight Performance MeasuresStreamlined and
EffectiveRegulation

• overweight trucks on major highways
• Coordinate regulation with adjoining states
• Permits credentials via the internet
• Carriers trained
• Pavement life
• preserved by truck
• weight enforcement

REGULATION
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Freight Performance Indicators(Developed by MFAC)

• Competitive Rates (selected commodities, modes,
  markets)
• Mode Share (major commodity groups)
• Geographic Market Share (tons/value to/from
  major trading partners)
• Travel Times (commodities, modes, markets)

INDICATORS
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ExampleTruck-Related Fatalities
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ExampleRailroad Crossing Fatalities
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ExampleClearance Time
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ExampleCongestion
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ExamplePavement Condition
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ExamplePermits
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More Information
Minnesota Statewide Freight Plan now available
online
http//www.dot.state.mn.us/ofrw/statewide_plan.htm
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Contact Information
Cecil Selness, Director Office of Freight and
Commercial Vehicle Operations Minnesota
Department of Transportation 651-406-4789 Cecil.S
elness_at_dot.state.mn.us