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The Mountain-Plains Consortium (MPC) is one of 10 competitively selected regional University Transportation Centers Programs sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

MPC is a national resource and focal point for the support of research and training concerning the transportation infrastructure and the movement of passengers and freight. The program aims to attract the nation's best talent to the study of transportation and to develop new strategies and concepts to effectively address transportation issues.

"A Center of Excellence for Rural and Intermodal Transportation"

Spotlight

  • New publication titled "Trucking Churn Industry" (MPC-08-193) is now available under Publications in the Intermodal Freight & Logistics focus area.
  • The 2007-08 Student of the Year is Benjamin Shepherd. For more information about the award or the recipients, visit the Student of the Year page.
  • New publication titled "Legal Establishment of County Roads in Wyoming" (MPC-07-191) is now available under Publications in the Environmental Impacts focus area.
  • New publication titled "Recycled Glass Utilization in Highway Construction" (MPC-07-192) is now available under Publications in the Environmental Impacts focus area.
  • The March 2008 Newsletter is now online.
  • The January 2008 Newsletter is now online.
  • The applications for the Transportation Engineering and Abrahamson Scholarships are now available under the Education section.
  • New publication titled "Dynamic Impact Load Tests of a Bridge Guardrail System" (MPC-07-188) is now available under Publications in the Low Volume Roads and Bridges focus area.
  • The 2007 Annual Report (PDF, 1777K) is now online.
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