QFIT Enhanced Freight Data for TETC Members

Leveraging more than two decades of experience optimizing complex global supply chains, Quetica provides robust data solutions and advanced analytics to help public agencies identify and prioritize critical freight investment needs across public and private transportation networks. Quetica’s Freight Intelligence Tracker (QFIT) data solutions are available through The Eastern Transportation Coalition (TETC) Transportation Data Marketplace.

Quetica Freight Intelligence Tracker (QFIT)

Quetica’s Freight Intelligence Tracker (QFIT) delivers a powerful and cost-effective solution for commodity flow and freight data intelligence, specifically designed to address the common data challenges faced in state and local freight planning.

Provides detailed commodity flow data at county or TAZ level to support effective local, regional and state freight planning.
Uses proprietary, industry-specific algorithms across 42 commodity groups to improve data accuracy and relevance.
Incorporates millions of private sector and mode-specific records to deliver complete freight cost, equipment, and benchmark information for performance-based planning.
Offers optional import/export data enhancement with flows to and from 41 countries or country groups, and resolves challenges with origin information data for agricultural and other exports and destination information for imports.
Delivers flexible, cost-effective options for one-time data purchases or ongoing access to data visualization tools and regular updates.

Applying Supply Chain & Cost Benchmarks to Freight Planning

TEC By integrating commodity flow data with multimodal freight cost and performance benchmarks, public agencies can analyze freight fluidity and plan infrastructure investments using the same performance measures trusted by private sector supply chains. Applications include:

Statewide, Regional, Urban + Corridor Freight Planning
Freight Network Optimization + Analytics
Economic Development to Attract Private Investment
Freight Demand Modeling for Travel Forecasting
Cost-Benefit Analysis for Grants + Funding Initiatives

QFIT Enhanced Freight Data & Data Visualization Tools for TETC Members

Disaggregated Freight Analysis Framework Data

Commodity flow data captures origin, destination, mode, volume and value of goods being consumed and produced by a state or region. It is a primary means to examine demand on a freight transportation network, as well as provide insights into key trade relationships. With QFIT, Quetica disaggregates or breaks down the latest version of FHWA’s Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) commodity flow data from 132 FAF regions to over 3100 domestic county level geographies, providing detail needed for local and regional planning.

QFIT Enhanced with Private Sector Bill of Lading & Mode-Specific Data

While useful in establishing baselines for commodity movements, public commodity flow data lacks detail needed to support a strategic, performance-based approach to freight planning. Leveraging a deep history in freight audit and payment, Quetica enhances QFIT commodity flow data with privately-sourced, private-sector shipping records and other mode-specific data needed to effectively prioritize infrastructure investments for freight fluidity.

QFIT International Import/Export Enhancement

The QFIT dataset includes commodity flows to/from Canada and Mexico, as well as 6 international regions. Available as an option, QFIT International expands the import/export dataset to include commodity flows to/from 41 countries/country groups. It also addresses anomalies in Census Bureau source data for export origin and import destination that can be misleading for some commodities, such as agricultural and food exports and pharmaceutical imports.

Online Data Visualization and Analytics Tool and Custom Data Requests

To assist states and MPO’s answer key questions about freight operations, Quetica has developed a data visualization tool to query and analyze QFIT commodity flow data through a series of dashboards. The tool provides users with online access to analyze commodity flows, demand and costs of commodity transport, and the location of important freight facilities. The data visualization tool and custom data analysis services, such as Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ) level disaggregation, are offered as ancillary services.

QFIT Enhanced Commodity Flow Data for State & Local Freight Planning

The Eastern Transportation Coalition (TETC) Transportation Data Marketplace