Our Work
The Importance of Highways to U.S. Agriculture Infographic
About This DocumentAgricultural products are the single largest category of freight transported on U.S. highways by volume. The Volpe Center collaborated with the U.S. DOT Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy and the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service to study the economic impacts...
Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
About This DocumentThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) collaborated with the U.S. DOT Volpe Center to develop the new CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, an online database for reporting drug and alcohol violations and other information about CDL holders who operate...
Resiliency of the Global Positioning System (GPS) Infographic
About This DocumentGPS receivers are susceptible to disruption and interference. The need for reliable sources of position, navigation, and timing (PNT) information is more important now than ever.
In support of and collaboration with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for...
Exploring Transportation Flow Scenarios with the Freight and Fuel Transportation Optimization Tool Infographic
The U.S. DOT Volpe Center created the Freight and Fuel Transportation Optimization Tool (FTOT) on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Department of Defense. See a simple example of how FTOT can inform decisions on optimal transportation flow...
Get Up to Speed on Supersonic Boom Testing Infographic
On behalf of NASA, aviation noise experts at the U.S. DOT Volpe Center are helping build confidence in low-boom flight technologies.
UAS Integration Capabilities
Learn the capabilities the U.S. DOT Volpe Center brings to UAS integration in partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Defense, NASA, and others.
The Life-Saving Potential of Pedestrian Detection Systems Infographic
The U.S. DOT Volpe Center, on behalf of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, developed and applied a methodology to estimate the safety benefits of pedestrian crash avoidance and mitigation technologies—or PCAM systems. View the infographic to learn more.