AWEA Transportation and Logistics Working Group
The AWEA Transportation & Logistics Working Group (TLWG) provides opportunities to learn about and share current strategies to improve transportation and logistics in the wind industry. The purpose of the group is to eliminate transportation related constraints and standardize policy and procedures between states to enable the growth of the U.S. wind industry.
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"As the wind industry grows in North America so do the size of the components and the number of shipments per WTG. The AWEA Transportation & Logistics Working Group is collectively working with OEMs, suppliers, and transportation companies to ensure that logistic challenges do not limit the growth of wind energy in North America."
- TLWG Co-Chair, Vikash Patel, Logisticus Group |
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The TLWG has assembled the leaders in Wind Energy logistics to work together to work to resolve some of the transportation logistics challenges we face moving these products. The TLWG is working to bring our message to state officials and work the stages to reduce common issues by working together.
- TLWG Co-Chair, Jay Folladori, Landstar Transportation Logistics |
Issues and Opportunities
The AWEA Transportation & Logistics Working Group identifies the top issues for transportation and logistics in the wind industry and forms subgroups to focus the team's efforts to find solutions. Under the guidance of the Co-Chairs the working group currently has two subgroups, each with their own Lead. The subgroups are an opportunity for members to lead the industry towards success through active participation.
Subgroups
The current subgroups are listed below. For questions, or for more information, please send an email to transportation@awea.org.
State Permitting - Uniformity & Consistency
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Develop a consistent method across key states designed to identify state, customer and carrier issues associated with permitting, route planning, and delivery processes.
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Jay Folladori, Landstar
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"The group has met at recent American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials - AASHTO meetings in San Antonio and most recently at the Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials- WASHTO meeting discussing the issues and developing relations with many of the State DOT Permit officials. Over the next two weeks they will take our message to the Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials - meeting and discuss the scope. WASHTO is working on developing more harmonization of their size and weight requirements as well as they pilot car requirements." —Lead, Jay Folladori, Landstar |
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OEM Guide
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Create a reference document for OEM design and sales teams to identify WTG transport limitations. The guide will be a reference during the design stage of a component to assist in balancing transport costs and design before the component is in serial production. |
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Gary Kowaleski, Suzlon
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Get Involved
If you are an AWEA Business Member and would like to support either of the Transportation & Logistics Working Group subgroups or issues, please submit your information at the bottom of the page. For all general inquiries please send an email to transportation@awea.org.
Membership Benefits
The Transportation & Logistics Working Group is open to AWEA Corporate Members who are in the transportation and logistics industry. Members enjoy a monthly newsletter with information on the latest news and upcoming working group meetings, progress updates on the group's activities, and ways to become more involved. In addition, AWEA Corporate Members gain access to AWEA subject matter experts, policy teams, public affairs representatives, and by working directly with members of the TLWG. For more information on membership benefits, please go to our visit our member center at www.awea.org/membercenter.
Resources and Additional Information
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Transportation & Logistics in the Wind Industry Factsheet
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US Wind Industry Market Update May 2011 Factsheet
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AWEA Member Center:
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