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Motor Carrier Research at TRB
 The mission of the Transportation Research Board is to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange, conducted within a setting that is objective, interdisciplinary, and multimodal. This page highlights recently released TRB reports, meeting announcements, requests for proposals, and other announcements related to motor carriers. In addition, it includes links to selected motor carrier research-related activities taking place at the federal and state levels, and within the academic and international transportation communities. Finally, this page also highlights and provides links to TRB motor carrier-related programs and activities, which are the source of most of TRB’s marine transportation-related research products. |
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TRB Highway-Related Programs and Activities
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 Call for Nominations: Sharon D. Banks Award for Humanitarian Leadership in TransportationJuly 20, 2017 The Transportation Research Board is seeking nominations for the Sharon D. Banks Award for Humanitarian Leadership in Transportation . This TRB award, which recognizes excellence in people-oriented initiatives throughout transportation, was inaugurated in 2002 and is presented biennially. The next presentation of the award will be made during the Chairman’s Luncheon on January 10 2018, during t... |
 2018 TRB Annual Meeting: Papers Due August 1, 2017July 20, 2017 TRB is accepting papers for consideration as part of the program for the 97th TRB Annual Meeting , January 7–11, 2018, in Washington, D.C., and for publication in the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR) . All papers—whether for presentation at the 2018 TRB Annual Meeting or publication in the TRR —must be submitted in PDF format directly to T... |
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New Trends Impacting Urban Logistics: An ObservatoryJuly 9, 2017 The European Commission/Citylab project has released a report that summarizes trends that could shape urban mobility of goods including the decentralization of logistics facilities and distribution centers in metropolitan areas, and e-commerce, and instant deliveries. This summary is designed to help cities implement urban freight initiatives, and understand new trends and challenges impacting ... |
 2018 TRB Annual Meeting: Requirements for Submitting PapersJune 28, 2017 TRB has released its requirements for submitting papers for presentation at the 2018 TRB Annual Meeting and/or publication in the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board . This guide covers the organization and formatting of manuscripts for peer review and for publication, as well as instructions for submission. Papers that do not follow the guidelines will ... |
2018 TRB Annual Meeting: Benefits to Your Organization as an Annual Meeting PatronJune 26, 2017 This is the perfect time for your organization to show its support for transportation research and innovation by becoming a 2018 Annual Meeting Patron. Signing up now will provide your company maximum exposure and ensure it can take full advantage of all 2018 TRB Annual Meeting Patron benefits. To become an Annual Meeting Patron visit the online patron sales site or contact Patrice Davenport at... |
 2017 Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus StatisticsJune 22, 2017 The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has released a report that provides crash, census, inspection, and investigation statistics for large trucks and buses. The report highlights the FMCSA’s role in collecting and analyzing crash data and statistics to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries. |
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Public Roads: May/June 2017June 14, 2017 The U.S. Federal Highway Administration's has released the latest edition of its Public Roads magazine. The magazine highlights developments in federal highway policies, programs, and research and technology. This edition features connected vehicles, motorcycle safety, the shortage of semitrailer truck parking, and traffic management strategies during adverse weather. |
 TR News March-April 2017: Highlights from the TRB Annual Meeting 2017: Transportation Innovation: Leading the Way in an Era of Rapid ChangeMay 31, 2017 A featured article in the March-April 2017 issue of the TR News highlights photos from the 96th TRB Annual Meeting, January 8-12, 2017. The article features photographs of sessions, workshops, committee meetings, and awards. Bruce M. Smith, Apperson Crump PLC, and General Counsel, Memphis Area Transit Authority, delivered the delivered the 2017 Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lecture on “Ethical I... |
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Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program
TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program searches out and synthesizes useful knowledge from all available sources and prepares concise, documented reports on specific topics. Reports from this endeavor constitute an Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) report series, Synthesis of Commerical Truck and Bus Safety Practice. |
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Cooperative Research Programs
TRB's Cooperative Research Programs Division manages several cooperative research programs that frequently produces reports that have relevence to issues outside of the program's core focus areas.
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Technical Activities Standing Committees
TRB's Technical Activities Division provides a forum for transportation professionals in all modes and functions to identify research needs and to share information on research and issues of interest. The Division's staff of specialists in each mode and discipline work with a network of volunteers to carry out activities on behalf of TRB sponsors and the transportation community, including the TRB Annual Meeting, conferences and workshops, publications, visits to each state, and responses to inquiries. This network includes members and friends of over 200 standing committees, supplemented by designated TRB representatives in each state, over 150 universities, and 35 transit agencies. |
Safety Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Program
TRB's Safety Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Program is designed to provide an opportunity to investigate new and unproven concepts or to evaluate novel applications of technologies that have been tried, tested or used for safety systems practice.
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Research in Progress in this Subject Area
TRB's Research in Progress (RiP) Database now contains more than 11,900 current or recently completed transportation research projects. Most of the RiP records are projects funded by federal and state departments of transportation. University transportation research is also included. The RiP Database also serves as a clearinghouse of University Transportation Centers ongoing research. |
Research Needs in this Subject Area
An important function of TRB is to stimulate research that addresses concerns, issues, or problems facing the transportation community. In support of this function, TRB Technical Activities standing committees identify, develop, and disseminate research need statements (RNS) for use by practitioners, researchers, and others.
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Research Completed in this Subject Area
TRB's TRID is integrated database that combines the records from TRB's Transportation Research Information Services ( TRIS) Database and the OECD's Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation ( ITRD) Database. TRID provides access to over 900,000 records of transportation research worldwide. |
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