FERSC consortium members are well positioned for this research and education, both academically and geographically. Research at these locations will be directly related to logistics operations with significant global and national interest, be most conveniently disseminated to practitioners, and serve the workforce needs in the freight industry nearby and beyond. 

• Texas A&M University (TAMU) is close to the Gulf Coast and the port of Houston, is a gateway to Latin America and the Panama Canal Channel and has significant cross-border trade with Mexico and other Latin American countries.
• Oregon State University (OSU) is in the Pacific Northwest and has conducted a wide range of freight-related research, including freight mode shift, freight forecast modeling, and network resiliency and recovery.
• California State University at Long Beach (CSULB) has a long history of freight research in collaboration with Long Beach and Los Angeles ports, which are often the most congested and have issues that are deeply embedded in the global and national supply chains.
• University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is right in the center of the Midwest’s national freight hub that is connected to all modes of freight.
• University of Tennessee (UT) has a long history of research with Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL), particularly in developing the generations of FAF, which is the most popular data platform used for freight planning within the U.S.
• North Carolina A&T State University (NCAT) has conducted freight research and education for years. UT and NCAT together serve the thriving manufacturing and logistics activities in the Southeast.