Turn freight data into winning grant narratives

Strengthen applications with freight parking evidence

Truck parking shortages are a documented safety and economic issue, but funding requires proof. See how observed freight behavior, trip patterns, and dwell time data can quantify need, strengthen narratives, and align your application with federal safety and performance priorities.

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Featured Report

A nationwide study of truck parking on interstate ramps

Truck parking shortages are widely cited—but rarely quantified with precision. This nationwide study reveals where, when, and why long-duration ramp parking occurs, using observed truck behavior to define the scale of the problem. With clear metrics on trip distance, duration, and parking patterns, planners can move beyond assumptions and build stronger, evidence-backed funding justifications tied to safety and compliance.

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Proof that strengthens funding applications

Advancing state freight plans with a commodity flow database

Rhode Island enhanced its freight plan with defensible data, creating clearer connections between freight movement and economic outcomes, supporting stronger funding narratives.

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The Ray: Fast-tracking sustainable transportation

Freight insights helped align infrastructure investments with sustainability goals, demonstrating measurable impact across multiple funding priorities.

Southern California Association of Governments

SCAG used observed freight data to strengthen regional planning efforts, improving how infrastructure needs were defined and justified across funding applications.

Research

A vehicle’s purpose: Providing vocation insights to transportation planners

Transportation funding is competitive. This whitepaper shows how to strengthen grant proposals with defensible freight evidence using vehicle vocation insights. Learn how observed truck behavior – powered by machine learning – reveals why trucks move, helping you tie investments to measurable safety, mobility, and economic outcomes that stand up to review.

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Expert Insights

Aggregate Telematics Data from Altitude Helps Identify High-Risk Roadway Segments and Improve Truck Safety

The FHWA chose Texas A&M Transportation Institute in partnership with Altitude to lead a key initiative aimed at improving truck safety on U.S. highways.

A transportation agency’s guide to sourcing data funding

Understand how to fund the data behind your application, and position it as a critical input to project success.

Counting trucks isn’t enough: Why vocation data changes everything

Replace assumptions with defensible insights that connect freight movement to measurable outcomes.

Make your next grant application impossible to ignore

When your application is built on observed freight behavior, your claims are clearer, your impact is measurable, and your case is stronger. Get the data you need to stand out and secure funding.

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