The annual Delmarva Freight Summit brings together regional freight, goods movement, and economic development stakeholders to enhance awareness of major freight planning programs and initiatives; share information on significant freight and goods movement trends; and encourage public-private partnership development.

The 2022 Freight Summit featured:

1. Discussion of the draft 2022 Delaware Freight Plan Update;
2. A presentation on freight and port infrastructure funding opportunities by Amanda Rutherford, Gateway Director Mid-Atlantic with the Maritime Administration of USDOT (MARAD); and
3. A keynote conversation on short- and long-term operational challenges facing the trucking industry with Rachel Premack, FreightWaves editorial director, and Dr. Steve Viscelli, sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania and author of "The Big Rig: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream."

Contact Troy Mix ([email protected]) with questions about this event.

This event is presented by the Institute for Public Administration in partnership with the Delmarva Freight Working Group: DelDOT, the Dover/Kent County MPO, Salisbury/Wicomico MPO, and WILMAPCO.