Tarahan Parseh Transportation Research Institute (TRI) is the first private transportation institute in Iran working on all fields of transportation; aviation, marine, rail and road. Having been upgraded from Tarahan Parseh Transportation Research Center (TRC) to an institute status in January 2012, the Institute follows the route of the Center, however, with further capacity and at higher altitude. The Institute is enriched by collaborating with academics including university professors, PhD and MSc students, and graduate and post-graduate engineers with specialties in Highway and Transportation Engineering and/or Transportation Planning. Also, other expertises, such as Structural Engineering, Geotechnics, Urban Planning, Electronics and Telecommunications, have been welcomed to complete the projects with high standards. Several national projects are under research at the Institute and numerous decisions are made based upon the outcomes the Institute provide for the private, public and governmental sectors. Further to research, Tarahan Parseh TRI has specific training courses in offer. Tarahan Parseh TRI aims to improve the status of research on transportation fields in Iran and maintain its level towards the best research institute in the country. In addition, the Institute has planned to extend its border over the country borders and co-operate in international research activities.