CTC & Associates

CTC & Associates is a private professional-services firm based in Lincoln, Nebraska, that provides research, management and technical communication services for the transportation sector. According to its official website, the firm serves state departments of transportation, local road agencies, associations, universities and national research programs, helping clients drive change through effective research management and communication of research results. The company's service lines include program communications, technology transfer, synthesis research, pooled fund management, peer exchanges, research management, and advisory work on the policy implications of artificial intelligence. Its technology-transfer offering focuses on capturing the impacts of research projects for internal and external audiences by developing tailored research summaries that explain the problem, solution and benefits in technically accurate yet accessible language. Its synthesis research practice conducts quick-turnaround studies on transportation topics by reviewing literature, interviewing experts and running surveys, then packaging the findings into readable reports that highlight gaps and potential next steps. CTC positions itself as an extension of its clients' teams. Its writers, editors, research managers and web designers work closely with transportation research clients to communicate technical and policy information, tailoring communications for top management, practitioners, partner organizations and the public. The firm says it establishes clear working relationships between its team and the client's team, with one CTC manager responsible for each client project, and emphasizes delivering high-quality products on time and on budget. Leadership includes Brian Hirt, Principal and Chief Executive Officer, who has more than 20 years of management, research and communications experience in transportation, and Chris Kline, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Research, who has more than 25 years of project management, research and communications experience plus four years as a professional librarian. The firm is active in the national transportation research community and has sponsored the AASHTO Research Advisory Committee Meeting. As a privately held consultancy rather than a product manufacturer, CTC & Associates does not sell consumer goods; its offerings are professional services and research products delivered to public agencies and research organizations. Its work sits at the intersection of transportation engineering, research administration and technical communications.

CTC & Associates is a privately held consultancy headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, in the United States. Public information about the firm is concentrated in its own corporate communications and a Wikidata entry that identifies it simply as a company in Lincoln, United States. The firm has built its identity around serving the transportation research community rather than the general consumer market. From its base in Lincoln, CTC has developed a portfolio of services tailored to the way transportation research is commissioned, managed and communicated. Its service lines include program communications, technology transfer, synthesis research, pooled fund management, peer exchanges, research management, and advisory work on artificial intelligence policy. This mix reflects the operating reality of state departments of transportation and national research programs, which need both rigorous research administration and clear communication of findings to managers, practitioners, partner organizations and the public. A defining feature of the firm's approach is its technology-transfer practice. CTC develops tailored research summaries for client projects that tell the story of the problem, the solution and the benefits, using technically accurate yet accessible language. Its synthesis research practice is positioned as a way to "go small before you go big": the firm conducts quick-turnaround research on transportation topics by combing the literature, interviewing experts and conducting surveys, then packaging the results into readable reports that highlight gaps and potential next steps. The firm emphasizes close working relationships with clients. Its writers, editors, research managers and web designers collaborate directly with transportation research clients, and one CTC manager is responsible for each client project. CTC states that it delivers high-quality, effective products and services on time and on budget, with attention to detail, and presents itself as a potential technical communications team for client organizations. Leadership is provided by Brian Hirt, Principal and Chief Executive Officer, and Chris Kline, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Research. Hirt brings more than 20 years of management, research and communications experience in transportation, with degrees in linguistics, mechanical engineering and math and science education. Kline brings more than 25 years of project management, research and communications experience along with four years as a professional librarian. CTC maintains a visible presence in the national transportation research community. The firm has sponsored the AASHTO Research Advisory Committee Meeting, an event associated with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, underscoring its orientation toward public-sector transportation research clients. As of the available evidence, the company remains active and privately held, with no disclosed parent company or public listing.

• CTC & Associates sponsors the 2026 AASHTO Research Advisory Committee Meeting.

  [1]CTC & Associates official websitectcandassociates.com

A specialist technical communications and research management partner for transportation agencies and research programs, positioned as an extension of the client's team.

• Technology Transfer

  Tailored research summaries that capture the impacts of research projects for internal and external audiences, telling the story of the problem, solution and benefits in technically accurate yet accessible language.

• Synthesis Research

  Quick-turnaround research on transportation topics, combining literature review, expert interviews and surveys into readable reports that highlight gaps and potential next steps.

• Program Communications

  Communications support tailored for top management, practitioners, partner organizations and the public.

• Pooled Fund Management

  Management services for pooled research funds.

• Peer Exchanges

  Facilitated peer exchange services for transportation organizations.

• Research Management

  Research management services with a dedicated CTC manager responsible for each client project.

• Policy on Artificial Intelligence

  Advisory work on understanding the benefits and risks of using artificial intelligence to create and transfer knowledge.

1. 1CTC & Associates official websitectcandassociates.com
2. 2Who We Are - CTC & Associatesctcandassociates.com
3. 3CTC & Associates LLC (United States) - Wikidatawikidata.org