FreighTSim 2026

September 9, 2026       Berlin, Germany

The 4th FreighTSim symposium is organized jointly by:

• German Aerospace Center (DLR)
  (Institute of Transport Research, Department of Transport Markets and Services)
• Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin)
  (Chair of Transport System Planning and Transport Telematics, Chair of Commercial Transport)

This symposium is also the 4th Meeting of MATSim Users focusing on freight transport.

The 4th FreighTSim aims at sharing knowledge and expertise in microscopic and behavior-based freight transport and logistics simulation. A focus lies on MATSim and its freight plugins such as jsprit or other behavior models. We also aim at presenting the state of practice in modelling different decision layers (fleet composition, vehicle routing, facility location decisions) to profit the best as possible from the existing tools.

The symposium addresses representatives of different disciplines including logistics, spatial and transport planning, and transport economics. Practitioners, public authorities and researchers from logistics, transport and spatial planning are invited to use the symposium as a platform for knowledge-exchange and transfer.

If you are interested to attend the 4th FreighTSim, you can register via e-mail.

Experts from science and industry are also invited to give a presentation about their recent work.
Candidates for presentations should submit an abstract (max. 2 pages) before 8 August 2026 by e-mail.
We also welcome already published or submitted studies, which you can submit as they are.

The symposium will be free of charge.

The symposium will take place at the DLR Institute of Transport Research in Berlin-Adlershof: Rudower Chaussee 7, 12489 Berlin, Germany.

We look forward to seeing you at our symposium in Berlin!
For further information or if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at freightsim@dlr.de.

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Sincerely yours,

Prof. Dr. Gernot Liedtke Acting Director of the Institute Institute of Transport Research German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Head of Chair Chair of Commercial Transport Technische Universität Berlin	Prof. Dr. Kai Nagel Head of Chair Chair of Transport System Planning and Transport Telematics Technische Universität Berlin
Dr. Ilka Dubernet Acting Head of Department Transport Markets and Mobility Services Institute of Transport Research German Aerospace Center (DLR)	Ricardo Ewert, M.Sc. Research Associate Chair of Transport System Planning and Transport Telematics Technische Universität Berlin
Kai Martins-Turner, M.Sc. Research Associate Transport Markets and Mobility Services Institute of Transport Research German Aerospace Center (DLR)

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Information desk: Kai Martins-Turner
Email: freightsim@dlr.de
Date: July 9, 2026