Download - Minnesota’s Freight Performance Measures
Minnesota’s Freight Performance Measures
Cecil Selness, Director Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations
Minnesota Department of Transportation
FHWA Talking Freight SeminarAugust 17, 2005
Planning Context
Minnesota StatewideFreight Plan
Minnesota StatewideTransportation Plan
Minnesota DOTStrategic Plan
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.”
Freight Policy Framework
• Improve Statewide Infrastructure• Improve National/International
Infrastructure• Enhance Operations and Safety• Enhance Freight Integration• Strengthen Partnerships• Streamline Regulatory Activities
• Tie measures to freight policies and strategies
• Understandable to shippers, carriers, elected officials, transportation officials– Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee
Freight Performance Measure CriteriaCR
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IA
• 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?
Freight Performance Measure CriteriaCR
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• 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
Freight Performance Measure CriteriaCR
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• Performance Measure vs. Indicator– Sphere of Control vs. Sphere of Influence– Program vs. Economic Indicators
• Perspective– Statewide vs. Regional vs. Local– Corridor vs. Mode
Freight Performance Measure CriteriaCR
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• Infrastructure• Local Access• Global Connections• Safety• Regulation
Freight PerformanceMeasure Categories
• 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
Freight Performance Measures:Infrastructure
INFR
ASTR
UCT
URE
• 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
Freight Performance Measures:Local Access
LOCA
L AC
CESS
• Direct international air cargo freight service• Average delays at river locks• Capacity of container-handling & bulk
transfer facilities
Freight Performance Measures:Global Connections
GLO
BAL
CON
NEC
TIO
NS
• 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
Freight Performance Measures:Safety
SAFE
TY
• % overweight trucks on major highways• Coordinate regulation with adjoining states• Permits & credentials via the internet• Carriers trained• Pavement life preserved by truck weight enforcement
Freight Performance Measures:Streamlined and Effective
RegulationRE
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LATI
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• 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)
Freight Performance Indicators(Developed by MFAC)
IND
ICAT
ORS
Example:Truck-Related Fatalities
Example:Railroad Crossing Fatalities
Example:Clearance Time
Example:Congestion
Example:Pavement Condition
Example:Permits
Web-based Permit Applications Received
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
July-
04 (2
5%)
Aug-0
4 (24
%)
Sept-0
4 (25
%)
Octobe
r-04
Novem
ber-0
4
Decem
ber-0
4
Janu
ary-05
Februa
ry-05
March
-05
April-0
5
May-05
June
-05
More Information
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/ofrw/statewide_plan.htm
Minnesota Statewide Freight Plan now available online
Cecil Selness, Director Office of Freight and
Commercial Vehicle OperationsMinnesota Department of Transportation
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