The UMTC supports the Massachusetts Transportation Research Program and facilitates the use of the resources of the multiple campus system of UMass and other state colleges for trransportation research, technology transfer, and technology implementation.
The UMTC conducts cutting-edge research on all aspects of transportation including Operations and Management, Safety, Traveler Demand and Behavior, Sustainability, Autonomous Vehicles, Freight, Transit, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Transportation Finance and Policy, Emission Estimation and Modeling, Commercial Motor Vehicles, Human Factors, Climate Change, and Economic Development.