This is a competitive contract solicitation to support the California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) research priorities for fiscal year 2021-2022. CARB staff will hold a Pre-Application Workshop on April 8, 2021 for this and related projects. CARB is encouraging proposers to form multidisciplinary teams to fulfill contract requirements. Principle Investigators (PIs) must be affiliated with University of California and California State Universities, however, CARB encourages PIs to recruit non-academic research partners and diversify research efforts and talent.
California’s freight transportation system faces surging demand, intensifying competition, regulations, and accelerating technological change. A major source of pollutant emissions as well as a vital part of the state’s economy, California’s freight industry must rapidly identify and implement substantial improvements in system efficiency to meet these combined challenges. This project reviews recent freight system literature and practices and identifies research and operational opportunities to further improve freight system efficiency (FSE) and competitiveness. Focusing on freight system sectors and technologies within CARB’s regulatory jurisdiction, the contractor will inventory research needs, operational adaptations and regulatory policies with the greatest potential to improve FSE in California. Project findings will include research recommendations and policy implications for future regulatory and incentive programs.
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