Stic FFY23: freight route management application for port of alaska

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) received a $125,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Research and Development Program (CFDA 20.200) to develop an intelligent truck transport management application for freight and fuel movement at the Port of Alaska. The project will focus on route optimization, scenario analysis, and incident management through a collaborative effort with the University of Missouri-Columbia. Key deliverables include a route management module, implementation plan, scenario planning toolbox, and integration of the platform architecture. The grant will fund project management, development, evaluation, and reporting activities over the performance period from September 2023 to project completion.

Project description

Development of an intelligent truck transport management applicationfor freight and fuel movement through route optimization, scenarioanalysis, and incident management with the university of missouri-columbia for partnership with the port of alaska, amats, DOT & PF, and fhwa. Tasks include: project management, development and evaluation of route management module, implementation plan, verification/evaluation of module, scenario planning toolbox, platform architecture and protocols for connection, implementation through integration modules, semi-annual and final reporting.