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    • Freight Analysis Framework (FAF5) Highway Network Assignments

    Metadata Updated: September 5, 2025

    The Freight Analysis Framework (FAF5) - Highway Network Assignments was created from 2017 base year and 30 year forecast data and was published on April 11, 2022 from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). This data package includes tabular files with results from FAF5 2017, 2022, and 2050 baseline assignments to represent freight flows by three separate truck only flows type (Total Truck, Single Unit, and Combination Unit) and three freight flow markets (domestic, import and export). 2017 and 2022 model years contain 6 data tables and 2050 model year contains 11 data tables, representing the truck only flows. Each data table can be linked to the FAF5 network geography to display truck flows by link.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date September 4, 2025
    Metadata Created Date August 3, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date September 5, 2025
    Reference Date(s) July 1, 2014 (creation), April 11, 2022 (revision)
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    Harvested from National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) Metadata

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date September 4, 2025
    Metadata Created Date August 3, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date September 5, 2025
    Reference Date(s) July 1, 2014 (creation), April 11, 2022 (revision)
    Responsible Party Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid Freight Analysis Framework (FAF5) Highway Network Assignments
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    Harvest Source Id ee45e034-47c1-4a61-a3ec-de75031e6865
    Harvest Source Title National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) Metadata
    Licence This NTAD dataset is a work of the United States government as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101 and as such are not protected by any U.S. copyrights. This work is available for unrestricted public use.
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    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
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