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Transportation Research Board (TRB)

As part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the Transportation Research Board (TRB) mobilizes expertise, experience, and knowledge to anticipate and solve complex transportation-related challenges. The Board’s varied activities annually engage more than 5,500 engineers, scientists, and other transportation researchers and practitioners from the public and private sectors and academia, all of whom contribute their expertise in the public interest. The program is supported by state departments of transportation, federal agencies including component administrations of the U.S. Department of Transportation, and other organizations and individuals interested in the development of transportation.

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News and Updates

Watch state DOT leaders discuss updates from surface transportation funding reauthorization bill

Update

Jan 20, 2026
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Get inspired to make the roads safer with David Harkey's Deen Lecture

Update

Jan 13, 2026

Ann Brach Appointed Executive Director of Transportation Research Board at National Academies

News Release

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced today that Ann Brach has been named the executive director of the Transportation Research Board (TRB).

Apr 13, 2026
Ann Brach presenting at the 2026 TRB Annual Meeting
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TRB Resources

MyTRB

External Resource

Connect to, engage in, and support various TRB activities; attend TRB webinars; take full advantage of your attendance at the TRB Annual Meeting; and much more through the MyTRB portal. Create your MyTRB account today and get started!

TRB Webinars

External Resource

Your gateway to the latest insights and innovations across the transportation industry. TRB’s webinar program connects you with experts sharing cutting-edge research from TRB Standing Technical Committees and Cooperative Research Programs. Plus, earn valuable professional development credits.

TRB Directory

External Resource

The TRB Online Directory provides access to points of contact and information on TRB’s standing technical committees, project-based committees and panels, and governing committees, as well as to lists of TRB sponsors, affiliates, representatives, volunteers, and staff.

TRB Weekly

Promotional/Outreach Material

A free, customizable email newsletter, TRB Weekly keeps readers up to date on TRB activities and highlights select transportation research initiatives at the federal and state levels, as well as within academic and international transportation communities.

TR News

External Resource

The quarterly magazine of the Transportation Research Board, TR News publishes research-based articles written by and for transportation professionals. Topics cover applied and timely research and development across all the transportation modes.

TRB Publications

External Resource

TRB disseminates transportation research results and technology information through an extensive array of publications

Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS)

External Resource

Your gateway to the world’s most comprehensive transportation research resources is TRB’s Transportation Research Information Services program. Explore essential information on current, completed, and needed research, as well as the Transportation Research Thesaurus—a tool that provides a common and consistent language for producers and users of transportation information.

Research Needs Database

External Resource

TRB’s standing technical committees spot emerging issues and develop research needs statement designed to spark studies that tackle real-world challenges in transportation.

Research In Progress

External Resource

The Transportation Research Board's Research in Progress (RIP) Database contains information on more than 10,000 current or recently completed transportation research projects. RIP records primarily are projects funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation and State Departments of Transportation. University transportation research also is included in the database.

Transportation Research Information Documentation (TRID) Database

External Resource

Comprising approximately 1.5 million records—including journal articles, conference proceedings, technical reports, and books—the Transportation Research Information Documentation (TRID) database stands alone as the most comprehensive bibliographic resource for transportation research. It provides a single, organized source for discovering information on published and ongoing research worldwide.

TRB Job Center

External Resource

Offering services to candidates and employers TRB’s Job Center connects transportation professionals and organizations. Candidates gain access to industry employment opportunities and career coaching services, while employers benefit from state-of-the-art job postings and access to a database of transportation professionals.

InSight Data Access Website

External Resource

Developed because of TRB’s landmark Second Strategic Highway Research Program, the InSight Data Website is the gateway to one of the most comprehensive naturalistic driving studies ever conducted. The site offers information on participating drivers and vehicles, trip summaries, records of crash, near-crash, and baseline driving events, and more. Visitors can explore project background, learn about the datasets, and engage with the research community through interactive forums.

Transportation Research Record

External Resource

Transportation Research Records contain technical papers that have been accepted for publication through a rigorous peer-review process referred by TRB standing committees.

External Resource

InSight Data Access Website

External Resource

Developed because of TRB’s landmark Second Strategic Highway Research Program, the InSight Data Website is the gateway to one of the most comprehensive naturalistic driving studies ever conducted. The site offers information on participating drivers and vehicles, trip summaries, records of crash, near-crash, and baseline driving events, and more. Visitors can explore project background, learn about the datasets, and engage with the research community through interactive forums.

Transportation Research Thesaurus (TRT)

External Resource

The Transportation Research Thesaurus (TRT) is a tool to provide a common and consistent language between producers and users of transportation information.

Research Funding Guide

External Resource

Transportation research needs cut across modes, geographic levels, and types of research. The organizations conducting transportation research and the research programs themselves are diverse.

Search TRB Projects

External Resource

Find thousands of TRB projects by many individual topics in transportation, keyword, or by program.

TRB Publications

External Resource

TRB disseminates transportation research results and technology information through an extensive array of publications

TRB Webinars

External Resource

Your gateway to the latest insights and innovations across the transportation industry. TRB’s webinar program connects you with experts sharing cutting-edge research from TRB Standing Technical Committees and Cooperative Research Programs. Plus, earn valuable professional development credits.

TR News

External Resource

The quarterly magazine of the Transportation Research Board, TR News publishes research-based articles written by and for transportation professionals. Topics cover applied and timely research and development across all the transportation modes.

Transportation Research Information Documentation (TRID) Database

External Resource

Comprising approximately 1.5 million records—including journal articles, conference proceedings, technical reports, and books—the Transportation Research Information Documentation (TRID) database stands alone as the most comprehensive bibliographic resource for transportation research. It provides a single, organized source for discovering information on published and ongoing research worldwide.

Research Needs Database

External Resource

TRB’s standing technical committees spot emerging issues and develop research needs statement designed to spark studies that tackle real-world challenges in transportation.

Research In Progress

External Resource

The Transportation Research Board's Research in Progress (RIP) Database contains information on more than 10,000 current or recently completed transportation research projects. RIP records primarily are projects funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation and State Departments of Transportation. University transportation research also is included in the database.

Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS)

External Resource

Your gateway to the world’s most comprehensive transportation research resources is TRB’s Transportation Research Information Services program. Explore essential information on current, completed, and needed research, as well as the Transportation Research Thesaurus—a tool that provides a common and consistent language for producers and users of transportation information.

TRB Job Center

External Resource

Offering services to candidates and employers TRB’s Job Center connects transportation professionals and organizations. Candidates gain access to industry employment opportunities and career coaching services, while employers benefit from state-of-the-art job postings and access to a database of transportation professionals.

TRB Directory

External Resource

The TRB Online Directory provides access to points of contact and information on TRB’s standing technical committees, project-based committees and panels, and governing committees, as well as to lists of TRB sponsors, affiliates, representatives, volunteers, and staff.

MyTRB

External Resource

Connect to, engage in, and support various TRB activities; attend TRB webinars; take full advantage of your attendance at the TRB Annual Meeting; and much more through the MyTRB portal. Create your MyTRB account today and get started!
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