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Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) Modernization: Overview & Feedback

This presentation was delivered online on June 25, 2024 by staff from the US Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The topic was the Freight Analysis Framework and enhancements that are in progress or envisioned. You can also watch a video recording of the...

FAF4 Forecast Report

This technical report accompanies the 2012 base-year Freight Analysis Framework Forecasts (FAF4) submitted to the FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations. The technical report outlines the data and methodology employed to develop freight forecasts using the 2012 base-year FAF data for...

Freight Analysis Framework

The Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) database has estimates of US freight flows. Data are available for states and metropolitan areas. Flows include all modes of transportation and 42 commodity types. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) produces the FAF with support from the Federal...