Travero, a longtime Iowa transportation company, has started construction on a logistics park at Cedar Rapids that by this time next year will unite shippers with the nation’s Class I rail network and beyond. Between 2014 and 2016, Iowa’s Department of Transportation and consulting firm Quetica carried out the groundbreaking Statewide Freight Transportation Network Optimization Strategy. One of the key […]

The City of Pittsburgh recently issued a press release stating the City saved more than $1 million from new road salt distribution methods adopted by the Department of Public Works.  In 2018, Quetica began working with the City to provide snow management and optimization services. Mayor William Peduto stated, “The technology is already paying for […]

Based on Quetica’s freight analysis and optimization work with the Nebraska Department of Transportation, Quetica’s consultants and engineers are working in coordination with Central Nebraska Transload and the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, to develop a business plan and site infrastructure to take advantage of significant, regional business opportunities to help grow this rural community […]

The Port of Saint Paul plays a critical role in the growth of regional and local economies by linking Minnesota and Midwest producers to domestic and international markets by facilitating the efficient movement of commodities by truck, rail, and barge. A new PBS documentary, produced in cooperation with the Saint Paul Port Authority, examines the […]

The following article outlines Quetica’s efforts with the City of Pittsburgh to optimize their snow plow and salt operations, leveraging our route optimization solutions. https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2019/12/05/Slippery-roads-tablets-salt-tracker-Quetica-Mike-Gable-Department-Public-Works/stories/201912050121

Quetica Welcomes Katherine Russell to Lead Structural Engineering Practice Katie Russell, PE, has joined Quetica to lead the Structural Engineering practice to expand the firm’s engineering services and capabilities. Adding structural engineering to Quetica’s portfolio of civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, forensic and low voltage engineering services provides a more robust offering to our public and private […]

Quetica Welcomes Denny Langer to Grow Engineering Practice Denny Langer, PE, recently joined Quetica’s engineering practice and brings with him a wealth of knowledge, experience and capabilities. Denny is a seasoned professional with nearly 30 years of broad experience in mechanical engineering design and forensic engineering consulting, as well as strong leadership and project management […]

Ben Zietlow, a freight planner at Quetica, was recently published in the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board for his research utilizing USDOT’s Intermodal Transportation and Inventory Cost Model to estimate potential modal diversions from truck to truck-to-rail intermodal for Wisconsin shippers. Benjamin Zietlow | (651) 964.4646 x862 | Benjamin.zietlow@quetica.com    

Quetica recently opened an office in Dallas, Texas that serves public and private sector clients in supply chain optimization, freight transportation planning, information technology, payments, general management consulting, and civil engineering. Quetica™ is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business with five locations (MN, WI, IA, CO, TX) and provides hands-on practical expertise and world class solutions to […]

Ben Zietlow joins Quetica to continue growing the company’s expanding public sector freight planning and supply chain optimization practice. Prior to joining Quetica, Ben was a Geoeconomist for the National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research & Education (CFIRE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a position he held since February of 2012. At CFIRE, Ben’s […]