Mark Berndt, Freight Planning Practice Leader

Mark Berndt has 39 years of professional experience in multimodal freight transportation planning and truck policy. Mark began his career with Minnesota state government, including 15 years at the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). While at MnDOT, he was a Motor Carrier Program Supervisor and later the Section Director of the new Freight Planning Section. As Freight Section Director, Mark was instrumental in forming the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee. He has authored several important freight planning references and is a senior instructor National Highway Institute (NHI) for several freight related courses. Since 2001, Mark has worked as a freight planning consultant helping public and private sector clients across the U.S. He has managed statewide, regional, urban, and corridor freight plans in Minnesota, and around the Midwest and nation. Mr. Berndt earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Bachelor of Arts in Finance and Master of Business Administration in Business Management from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Mr. Berndt is past chair of two TRB committees: Agriculture and Food Transportation (2019 – 2022) and Truck Size and Weight (2004-2010). He was also inaugural member of the TRB Freight Data and Modeling Taskforce (now Freight Data Committee) and is a past member of several other freight committees including Logistics of Disaster Response and Business Continuity, and Intermodal Freight. In 2013, the University of Minnesota presented Mr. Berndt with the William K. Smith Distinguished Service Award for outstanding leadership and contributions to private sector freight transportation.

Phone:  651.964.4646 x857
Email:  mark.berndt@quetica.com