Multimodal Freight

Texas A&M Transportation Institute
1111 RELLIS Parkway
Bryan, TX 77807
(979) 317-2567
[email protected]

Jeffery (Jeff) Warner is a Research Scientist and the Program Manager of the Multimodal Freight Program at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI).  He has over 25 years of experience at TTI working on a variety of freight, truck parking, connected and autonomous vehicle, freight and passenger railroad, highway-rail grade crossing, hazardous materials, and intermodal-related planning and policy projects.

He is leading or co-leading projects with the TxDOT Rail Division focused on multiple grade crossing, rail safety, and freight and passenger rail planning project activities and the TxDOT Freight Planning Branch to operate a truck parking test bed and investigate oversize and overweight shipments in Texas.  Additionally, Mr. Warner is Principal Investigator on a project for the National Cooperative Research Program (NCHRP) developing guidance for evaluating the safety performance of shared railway-highway interfaces.

Past projects include performing a corridor-based truck-to-rail modal diversion analysis; evaluating the potential impacts of automated trucks and truck platooning on Texas highway infrastructure; examining the impact of e-commerce on the transportation system; exploring strategies for managing freight traffic through urban areas; analyzing air cargo activity and landside freight access to airports in Texas; evaluating emerging freight technologies and strategies; and developing strategies for deterring trespassing on rail transit and commuter rail lines.

Mr. Warner is a member of TRB Committee AR070 Rail Safety, Chair of the Joint Subcommittee on Railroad Trespass & Suicide Prevention, and Friend to committees related to urban rail transit, freight rail, and trucking research. He holds BS (1997) and ME (2001) degrees in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University.