Freight Mobility Research Institute
The Freight Mobility Research Institute (FMRI) is a Tier 1 University Transportation Center funded by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), and housed in the Department of Civil Environmental and Geomatics Engineering within Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science.
The FMRI is a Florida Atlantic University led partnership with the Hampton University, Portland State University, Texas A&M University (College Station), University of Florida, University of Memphis, and University of Minnesota (Minneapolis).
The primary goal of the Freight Mobility Research Institute is to help strengthen the nation's economic competitiveness. read more
Analysis of Freight Movement Within Regional Evacuations - This research seeks to explore freight movements before, during, and after an emergency evacuation in support of identifying lessons learned and best-practices for future planning. Read more...
Integrate Autonomous Delivery Vehicle into Sustainable Urban Logistics Planning and Optimization - The primary objective of this study is to develop an urban logistics optimization modal in terms of minimizing the logistics operating cost and carbon emission using TADV from the point of authorities. Read more...
Identifying Critical and Vulnerable Freight Routes in Roadway Networks: A Game Theory Framework and Application in the State of Florida - In this project, we will improve and implement on a testbed in Florida mathematical models and tools developed by Golias et al. (2018) to identify critical and vulnerable links and/or paths with a focus on freight movements. Read more...
FMRI at the 101st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board - Committee meetings, poster, and lectern sessions, and other activities by faculty, students, and staff at the 2022 TRB virtual conference. Read more...
FMRI Webinar Series YouTube Channel - Check out the FMRI YouTube Channel for past webinar recordings and other videos related to the center's activities. YouTube Channel
Funding Opportunities - The FMRI at FAU is currently seeking one post-doctoral researcher to join our team and graduate research assistants. Selected candidates will be working in areas such as network modeling, freight operations, and logistics. Read more...