| Christina Barry | Georgia DOT |
| Samantha Beckett | Port Authority of NY and NJ |
| Dan Blevins | Wilmington Area Planning Council |
| Cooper Bowers | Delaware DOT |
| Rickie Clark | Federal Highway Administration |
| Robert Clarksen | Minnesota DOT |
| Kathy Combs | Tennesse DOT |
| Florence Dwyer | District DOT |
| Kevin Force | Hudson County Division of Planning |
| Tyler Graham | Texas DOT |
| Nedric Green | Georgia DOT |
| Vincent Grella | New York State DOT |
| Tyrone Harrison | Port Authority of NY and NJ |
| Doug Hecox | Federal Highway Administration |
| Brian Hite | Lehigh Valley Planning Commission |
| Taylor Holden | Virginia Department of Rail & Public Transportation |
| Nathan Howard | MaineDOT |
| Daniel Lameck | Florida DOT |
| Randy Lane | Ohio DOT |
| Toria Lassiter | Maryland DOT / SHA |
| Michael Latuszek | Federal Highway Administration |
| Lee Jaesup | Federal Highway Administration |
| Dana Magliola | North Carolina DOT |
| Nipa Maniar | New Jersey DOT |
| Janice Marino-Doyle | New Jersey DOT |
| Thomas Morkan | US Maritime Administration |
| Makaela Niles | Massachusetts DOT |
| Amber Reimnitz | Federal Highway Administration |
| Jake Rice | Kentucky Transportation Cabinet |
| Tabb Sanford | Chattanooga-Hamilton County RPA / TPO |
| Walter Satterfield | Federal Highway Administration |
| Kristen Scudder | Delaware Valley RPC |
| Lucy St John | New Hampshire DOT |
| Amy Strauss | Federal Maritime Commission |
| Aaron Swanson | Connecticut DOT |
| Kyle Titlow | Bureau of Transportation Statistics |
| Daniel Wanke | AASHTO |
| Angela Watson | Pennsylvania DOT |
Each member of the Freight Academy 2023 was assigned to a capstone project group, and each group was tasked to come up with a plan to address a specific set of needs based on a fictional scenario, and present that plan in both a report and presentation format. The assignments required integration of the material gathered throughout the week in both classroom sessions and field visits. The groups met periodically during the week to begin addressing the assignment, and then continued to work together to finalize their projects after the program ended. Via webcast, each group presented their final plan to a mock Executive Board comprised of subject-expert executive-level mentors from The Eastern Transportation Coalition (TETC). The mentor panels provided invaluable insight and feedback furthering the participants’ educational experience.
A copy of each of the groups’ assignments, reports, and final presentations are posted below. These project reports are purely hypothetical, and should not be used out of that context.
Group 1.1: Almas Truck Parking Improvement Plan
Group 1.2: Truck Parking Crisis in Schutsylvania: Capacity Expansion Plan
Group 2.1: The Transition to Alternative Fuels in Freight
Group 2.2: Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuels Adoption for Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Group 3: Resiliency: Near-Term Actions Addressing Regional Disruptions
Group 4: An Intermodal Rail Facility
