Freight by the Numbers: Everything’s Bigger in Texas
Freight by the Numbers: Everything’s Bigger in Texas FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 4 (2021) *The Economic Role of Freight in Texas – Executive Summary published by the Texas Department of Transportation (April 2021).
95th Annual Transportation Short Course Highlights Research Excellence, Need for Continued Diligence
95th Annual Transportation Short Course Highlights Research Excellence, Need for Continued Diligence FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 4 (2021) The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) hosted the first-ever hybrid Transportation Short Course Oct. 11–13 both virtually and on the Texas A&M University campus. This year’s event marked 95 years of commitment by TTI and the Texas…
TTI, TxDOT Win National Safety Award: “Safer by Design” Tool Aims to Save Lives on Texas Rural Roadways
TTI, TxDOT Win National Safety Award: “Safer by Design” Tool Aims to Save Lives on Texas Rural Roadways FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 4 (2021) The Roadway Safety Foundation honored the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) with a 2021 National Roadway Safety Award Oct. 6. The foundation lauded the…
Big Data Saves DOTs Time, Resources for Truck Parking Analysis
Big Data Saves DOTs Time, Resources for Truck Parking Analysis FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 4 (2021) Truck drivers cover hundreds of miles a day carrying goods from distribution centers to store shelves. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration requires truckers to take regular breaks and stop driving altogether once they pass a certain time behind…
TTI Develops Guidebook for Implementing Freight Fluidity in Texas
TTI Develops Guidebook for Implementing Freight Fluidity in Texas FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 4 (2021) The efficient movement of goods is vital to the Texas economy, whatever the mode of transportation — via airports, highways, railways or waterways. Any disruption in the supply chain that prevents goods from moving efficiently can add not only to…
Shipping Stranglehold: Pandemic Hampered Business Operations and Supply Chains in Texas
Shipping Stranglehold: Pandemic Hampered Business Operations and Supply Chains in Texas FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 4 (2021) The COVID-19 pandemic rattled industries and crippled supply chains worldwide. The results were also evident in the Lone Star State, as research by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) illustrates. Institute experts conducted research studying the impacts of…
Looked Good on Paper — But Blockchain Technology Is Revolutionizing Data Management, Security
Looked Good on Paper — But Blockchain Technology Is Revolutionizing Data Management, Security FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 4 (2021) As part of a classroom assignment at Harvard Business School in 1978, Dan Bricklin created the prototype for spreadsheet software. Not only did it make paper-based account ledgers with handwritten figures obsolete, but Steve Jobs credited Bricklin’s…
TTI Hosts First In-Person Advisory Council Meeting Since 2019
TTI Hosts First In-Person Advisory Council Meeting Since 2019 FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 4 (2021) For the first time since 2019, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Advisory Council held its annual meeting in person Nov. 1–2 at the Barn at Circle T Ranch in Westlake, Texas. TTI Agency Director Greg Winfree and council chair…
TTI News
TTI News FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 4 (2021) Kirk Watson Inducted into Texas Transportation Hall of Honor Kirk P. Watson, a champion of transportation investment for Austin and the state of Texas for more than two decades, was inducted into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor Nov. 4. Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp…
