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The age of freight mobility is now.

And yet, we have more work to do to realize the promise of the technological revolution underway.

Various forms of freight transportation

The D2D Coalition is a Virginia Tech-led partnership of 85+ member organizations from industry, higher education, communities, and governments. Using a collaborative model, Virginia Tech brings together coalition members to facilitate innovation and advance a sustainable partnership platform.

Together, coalition members will solve critical challenges in a way that expands and creates product- and service-based industries to grow the region. The coalition will create a model of freight transport to enhance efficiency, certainty, sustainability, and equity in the journey of a package from dock to door. The member organizations make up a diverse coalition comprised of global companies to sole proprietors and everything in between.

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Together, we can create a technology-based ecosystem centered on the use-inspired research of advanced technologies and commercialization of Automated-Connected-Electrified (ACE) delivery systems.

As partners, we will:

  • promote workforce development
  • capitalize on large-scale test, demonstration, and deployment infrastructure
  • leverage internationally recognized research strengths in transportation system development, policy, and production
Transportation network

The Value of Partnership

Access Research & Development

Work with Virginia Tech and other coalition members to identify, access, and apply research and development.

Capitalize on Pooled Resources

Magnify your existing financial and human resources by linking resources with other coalition members.

Collaborate on Practical Solutions

Reduce duplication of efforts and resources to improve supply chain elements through a systemic approach.

Influence Policy & Advocacy

Join fellow transportation professionals in influencing policy and infrastructure that support advancements.

Impact Infrastructure Development

Join fellow transportation professionals in influencing policy and infrastructure that support advancements.

Create Partnerships & Networks

Know that you don’t have to go it alone and can work with other coalition members to improve the supply chain.

Opportunities for Professional Development

Gain access to programs, professionals, and technological information to develop your team.

Training & Access to Future Talent

Tap Virginia Tech and coalition talent and workforce development programs to enhance your future talent.

Enhance Sustainable Technology

Work collaboratively with coalition partners to multiply the benefits of your own eco-friendly initiatives.

May 2023 Workshop Video

On May 4-5, 2023, Virginia Tech and a coalition of partners converged in Blacksburg, Virginia, to engage in a workshop in effort to mobilize around the Dock to Door Coalition’s workstreams while also considering complementary future opportunities.

Coalition Members