The Saint Paul Port Authority project at Southport Terminal received a grant through the state’s Port Development Assistance Program to install a rail spur extension, rehab a connecting rail spur and pave a reinforced loading/unloading pad. https://www.dot.state.mn.us/newsrels/18/01/24portdevelopment.html The Saint Paul Port Authority owns and manages four barge terminals in Saint Paul along the Mississippi river, […]

Quetica’s Dr. Weiwen Xie presented findings from recent research conducted in Midwestern States on the true origin of agriculture exports reported in FHWA’s FAF database. During a podium session titled: Agriculture Commodity Data: Challenges & Applications, Dr. Xie showed that FAF export data indicates that states like Texas, Louisiana and Washington were the largest export […]

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 […]

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts hosted more than 400 community, education and business leaders to learn about unique opportunities and challenges facing Nebraska’s economy. Rick Langer was a featured speaker at the summit. “Ongoing developments in transportation are at the forefront of a company’s ability to manage an evolving supply chain, and Nebraska’s logistics infrastructure can […]

Working together with the Saint Paul Chamber of Commerce and BWBR Architects, Eric Beazley, Quetica, and Max Musicant, The Musicant Group, recently spoke to a group of emerging and current civil and business leaders at a Leadership Saint Paul workshop to discuss the programming transformation of the property adjacent to the Light Rail Central Station […]

With nearly 20 years of experience in site engineering and project management, Eric leads the civil engineering division at Quetica. Eric works closely with developers, architects, governmental agencies, engineering firms, and contractors – deploying integrating solutions for strategic site development focused on achieving successful results. His areas of specialization and expertise include design, planning, demolition, […]

On March 8th, U.S. DOT Federal Rail Administration held the first of four workshops to support the Midwest Regional Rail Planning Study.  The project explores the potential for a high-performance, multi-state intercity passenger rail network in the Midwest region. The study will build on current rail planning efforts within the twelve states of Illinois, Missouri, […]

Using a demand-based approach, Quetica was awarded a project to perform supply chain and transportation network analysis for the Nebraska Department of Roads.  The goal of the project is to effectively identify and prioritize investment opportunities for an optimized freight network that lowers transportation costs for Nebraska businesses and promotes business growth.