FR8WAY moves truck trailers, domestic intermodal containers, and all sizes of ocean shipping containers via emission-free, electricpowered transporters on elevated guideways in the medians of highways or other rights-of-way over distances of up to 500 miles. FR8WAY projects will be built where freight transported by trucks (mostly diesel at present and eventually electric as well) moves very slowly, inefficiently and in gridlock due to extreme congestion and choke points. These target project routes will include marine port terminals inland to open roads, border crossings to open roads on both sides of the border, large scale production and/or distribution areas, and other highly congested trucking routes.
FR8WAY
TECHNOLOGY
FR8WAY MARKETS
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HIGHWAY
CORRIDOR
EXPRESS
Connecting large scale production and/or distribution areas,and other highly congested trucking routes.
Multimodal connectivity
Direct customer access
Compatible with existing interchanges
High capacity (10,000+/day)
Eliminates choke point at the border
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Private lane across the border
Inspect-in-motion
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Direct customer access
CROSS-BORDER EXPRESS
Providing a nonstop link across the border, to inland terminals, while scanning 100% of cargo.
SEAPORT EXPRESS
Connects valuable port property to inland land that is more accessible, affordable, and allows ports to increase their capacitywithout having to sacrifice usable land at the container terminal
All elevated
Small footprint
Multimodal connectivity
ELEVATED GUIDEWAY
Built in existing
right-of-way, using shoulders and/or medians of transportation corridors, reducing wear on existing infrastructure
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
Lower cost and higher performance, time-certain deliveries, and schedule reliability to expedite supply chain results
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Electrically powered zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) reduce freight transport by diesel fueled trucks
ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE REDUCTION
Autonomous transport vehicles reduce freight transport by trucks, lowering environmental noise on highways
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Autonomous transport vehicles use linear induction motors for highest efficiency and lower maintenance
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Minimum carbon
footprint using exiting right-of-way and dramatically lower emissions for improved air quality
ENHANCE SAFETY
Reduces freight transport from existing infrastructure, improving safety for drivers and pedestrians
EXTENDED CAPACITY
Dedicated computer controlled guideway operating 24/7 reduces congestion and choke points on highways and ports of entry
ABOUT THE INVENTOR
STEVE ROOP, PH,D.
Dr. Roop is the designer of the Fr8way System (formerly known as the Freight Shuttle System) and the founder/chairman of Fr8way.
Beginning in 2005, his work focused on developing an approach to goods movement that would enhance this critical industry and overcome the growing challenges associated with congestion, infrastructure deterioration, safety, and air quality.
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With more than 30 years in freight transportation systems and operations research, Dr. Roop’s expertise in rail and trucking led to the innovative solution of introducing an entirely new mode of automated intermodal freight systems.
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Dr. Roop is a systems design engineer. As the designer of the Fr8way System, Dr. Roop oversees the prototype design—technical requirements, functionality, and systems performance.
He has been instrumental in communicating the potential of Fr8way to stakeholders in industry and government.
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Among his most significant accomplishments have been the identification and selection of the blue-ribbon team of technical and engineering firms that comprise the Fr8way Development Team. These firms span the engineering disciplines that make up the Fr8way System —
civil, mechanical, electrical, computer, and industrial engineering.
Dr. Roop has authored 34 patents associated with the Fr8way, awarded in 12 countries.
