About Us

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The Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center (MBTC) has led a U.S. Department of Transportation University Transportation Center since 1992 . MBTC builds on its geographic access to road, river, and rail corridors. Northwest Arkansas, the region that encompasses the University of Arkansas, is a major hub for freight transportation.  MBTC leverages academic and industry expertise to conduct research in the area of multimodal freight transportation.