highlights
Application Deadline Extended – The Freight Academy is now accepting nominations through July 25.
A limited number of full scholarships are available.
- July 25 – Participant nomination forms due
- August 1 – Partici-pants notified of acceptance
- October 26-31 – Inaugural Freight Academy at Rutgers University’s Center for Advanced Infra-structure and Transportation
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curriculum
Session Information
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Overview of the Freight System
Monday, October 27, 8:30-10:30 a.m. |
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Instructor |
Lillian Borrone, Board Member, STV, Inc. and Chairman, Eno Transportation Foundation; Anne Strauss-Wieder, Principal, A. Strauss-Wieder, Inc.
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Objectives |
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Discuss international, national, regional, and local freight movements;
- List all modes and elements of the freight system, including key players, considerations, and trends; and
- Describe how each module of the immersion program relates to the overall freight system.
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Capstone Project – First Meeting
Monday, October 27, 10:30-12:00 p.m.
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Group orientation followed by team meetings
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Objectives |
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe the goals, objectives, and established process for completion of their group’s Capstone Project.
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How Shippers View and Use the Freight System
Monday, October 27, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
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Provide private sector perspective on what companies demand of the freight system and freight providers.
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Field Visit to Aeropostle
Monday, October 27, 3:30-6:00 p.m.
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Develop firsthand knowledge of freight operations through facility visits combined with interactive on-site discussion with senior executives.
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Ports and their Role in the Freight System
Tuesday, October 28, 8:30-10:30 a.m.
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Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe how ports work within the freight system, including the role of ports in international and domestic movements, movements to and from ports by truck, rail, and barge;
- Discuss current trends and issues facing ports; and
- Understand what to expect during the field visit to port facility, including how terminals work, interfaces with truck and rail, technologies used, and terminology used.
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Port Newark Container Terminal
Tuesday, October 28, 10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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Instructor |
Donald Hamm and PNCT Staff
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Objectives |
Develop firsthand knowledge of freight operations through facility visits combined with interactive on-site discussion with senior executives.
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International Trade, Transportation, and Economic Development
Tuesday, October 28, 12:30-2:00 p.m.
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Single Instructor followed by Q&A
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Instructor |
Frank McDonough, Executive Director, New York Shipping Administration
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Objectives |
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Translate port and other freight operations into their role and implications for international trade and economic development.
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International to Domestic Field Visit to Cross Dock Operation
Tuesday, October 28, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
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Instructor |
Jeff Wolpov, CEO, Distribution Solutions Inc
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Objectives |
Develop firsthand knowledge of freight operations through facility visits combined with interactive on-site discussion with senior executives.
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Mid-Course Check In with Participants
Wednesday, October 29, 8:30-9:30 a.m.
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Trucks – Overview from the Private Sector – Use of the System, Players, Customers, and Considerations
Wednesday, October 29, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
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Instructor |
Mike Sheville, Chairman and CEO, New England Motor Freight; Bill Jayne III, CEO, Halls Fast Freight
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Objectives |
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe a private sector perspective on customers, players, public/private sector interaction, issues, and considerations.
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NEMF Training Truck
Wednesday, October 29, 11:00-12:00 p.m.
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Truck drivers/instructors to discuss key considerations and issues and for Q&A
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Objectives |
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Understand key aspects of truck operations from the perspective of a driver.
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Trucks – Overview from the Public Sector
Wednesday, October 29, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
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Objectives |
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe a range of public sector perspectives on customers, players, public/private sector interaction, issues, and considerations.
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Field Visit to Raritan Central Railway Food and Plastics Rail/Truck Facilities
Monday, October 29, 3:30-6:00 p.m.
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Objectives |
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe a range of shipper concerns and priorities pertaining to the freight system;
- Discuss current trends and issues facing shippers; and
- Describe strategies that shippers use to accomplish their goals.
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Distribution Centers, Economic Development, and Site Selection
Thursday, October 30, 8:30-10:30 a.m.
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Instructor |
Rick Cureton, Whitesell; Richard Johnson, Matrix Development Group; Rick Geiger, New Jersey Department of Labor
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Objectives |
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Provide an overview of distribution centers, their role, typical operation, employment, relationship with communities and states, considerations in site selection, and relationship to economic development.
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Field Visit to National Distribution Center
Thursday, October 30, 10:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
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Objectives |
Develop firsthand knowledge of freight operations through facility visits combined with interactive on-site discussion with senior executives.
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Rail Freight – Overview from the Private Sector – Use of the System, Players, Customers, and Considerations
Thursday, October 30, 2:00-3:30 p.m.
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Instructor |
William Goetz, CSX; Jeff Sutch, SMS; David MacInnes, Florida East Coast
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Objectives |
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe a range of private sector perspectives on customers, players, public/private sector interaction, issues, and considerations.
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Rail Freight – Overview from the Public Sector
Thursday, October 30, 3:45-5:15 p.m.
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Single Instructor followed by Q&A
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Instructor |
John Hummer, Deputy Secretary, Goods Movement, California Department of Transportation
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Objectives |
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe a public sector perspective on customers, players, public/private sector interaction, issues, and considerations.
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Airports – Role in the Freight System
Friday, October 31, 8:30-10:00 a.m.
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Objectives |
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Explain the various forms of air cargo – integrated carrier (UPS, FedEx), all-cargo, belly cargo; and
- Describe how air cargo works within the freight system, including the role of air cargo in international and domestic movements, movements to and from airports by truck, trends and issues.
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Field Visit to Airport and Discussion with Air Cargo Carriers
Friday, October 31, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
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Develop firsthand knowledge of freight operations through facility visits combined with interactive on-site discussion with senior executives.
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