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Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of the Transportation Research Board - Select Full Text Articles Now AvailableTransportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of the Transportation Research Board - Select Full Text Articles Now Available
February 13, 2019
The Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of the Transportation Research Board, through SAGE Publications, has released full text articles of the most read and cited papers of 2016 and 2017. This collection highlights the unparalleled depth and breadth of coverage the TRR provides to the transportation community. Submit comments and suggestions at trr@nas.edu. The TRR presents the lates...

Renewing the National Commitment to the Interstate Highway System: A Foundation for the FutureRenewing the National Commitment to the Interstate Highway System: A Foundation for the Future
December 6, 2018
TRB Special Report 329: Renewing the National Commitment to the Interstate Highway System: A Foundation for the Future explores pending and future federal investment and policy decisions concerning the federal Interstate Highway System. Congress asked the committee to make recommendations on the “features, standards, capacity needs, application of technologies, and intergovernmental roles to up...

Research to Support Evaluation of Truck Size and Weight RegulationsResearch to Support Evaluation of Truck Size and Weight Regulations
November 27, 2018
TRB's Truck Size and Weight Limits Research Plan Committee has issued its second and final report, Research to Support Evaluation of Truck Size and Weight Regulations, to the U.S. Department of Transportation. The report presents a research plan to reduce the major sources of uncertainty in projections of the consequences of proposed changes in truck size and weight limits. The report defines a...

Impacts on Practice: Mitigating Cattle Egret Strikes at Orlando International AirportImpacts on Practice: Mitigating Cattle Egret Strikes at Orlando International Airport
November 14, 2018
TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice explores the impact ACRP Synthesis 39 : Airport Wildlife Population Management has had on integrated wildlife management plans at airports. A wildlife biologist at Orlando International Airport utilized this report to develop a holistic approach to mitigating bird strikes with a specific species of heron that thrives i...

TR News November-December 2017: Reenvisioning New York's Legendary Bus TerminalTR News November-December 2017: Reenvisioning New York's Legendary Bus Terminal
June 29, 2018
The full edition of the November–December 2017 TR News is now available. This edition explores a design competition to re-envision the essential transportation facility. It also follows up on the innovations presented by participants in the TRB Six-Minute Pitch Competition since 2013 and finds inspiring successes. Other articles describe policy studies related to transportation by other units o...

Practices for Preventing Roadway DeparturesPractices for Preventing Roadway Departures
June 12, 2018
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 515: Practices for Preventing Roadway Departures identifies and summarizes practices being used by state departments of transportation (DOTs) to prevent roadway departure crashes and to identify the data-driven advantages and disadvantages of these practices. More than half of all traffic fatalities result from roadway depart...

TR News March-April 2018: Highlights from the TRB Annual Meeting 2018TR News March-April 2018: Highlights from the TRB Annual Meeting 2018
April 26, 2018
A featured article in the March-April 2018 issue of the TR News explores highlights from the 2018 TRB Annual Meeting. This article provides information about the number of attendees and sessions. It includes pictures of individual events, presenters, and award winners.   The TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-art research and practi...

Contracting Fixed-Route Bus Transit ServiceContracting Fixed-Route Bus Transit Service
April 25, 2018
TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 136: Contracting Fixed-Route Bus Transit Service documents the state of the practice in contracting bus services. Today many transit agencies contract out their fixed-route bus transit services; however, there is not enough research that focuses on the procurement and oversight process of these contracts. This synthesis will assist tra...

First 2018 Transportation Research Record Papers Now AvailableFirst 2018 Transportation Research Record Papers Now Available
March 19, 2018
To keep pace with accelerating rate of research distribution, the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board is now publishing articles as soon as they are finalized. The latest papers to be published are as follows: Use of a Laser Diffractometer to Obtain the Particle Size Distribution of Fine-Grained Soils Interstate Speed Profiles Conditioning and Testing Pr...

Safely Transporting Hazardous Liquids and Gases in a Changing U.S. Energy LandscapeSafely Transporting Hazardous Liquids and Gases in a Changing U.S. Energy Landscape
February 15, 2018
TRB's Special Report 325: Safely Transporting Hazardous Liquids and Gases in a Changing U.S. Energy Landscape reviews how the pipeline, rail, and barge industries have fared in safely transporting the increased volumes of domestically produced energy liquids and gases. The report, sponsored by TRB, reviews the safety record of the three transportation modes in moving these hazardous shipments a...

Designing Safety Regulations for High-Hazard IndustriesDesigning Safety Regulations for High-Hazard Industries
February 12, 2018
TRB Special Report 324: Designing Safety Regulations for High-Hazard Industries, examines key factors relevant to government safety regulators when choosing among regulatory design types, particularly for preventing low-frequency, high consequence events. In such contexts, safety regulations are often scrutinized after an incident, but their effectiveness can be inherently difficult to assess w...

TR News July-August 2017: Moving Research into PracticeTR News July-August 2017: Moving Research into Practice
December 20, 2017
The full edition of the July–August 2017  TR News  magazine is now available.  Moving research into practice is the theme of feature articles in this edition. Authors describe today’s successes, present a systematic approach that has proved effective at a state department of transportation, describe federal programs encouraging innovations at the state level, discuss initiatives ...

TR News May-June 2017: Transportation and the Economy: Interconnections, Interventions, and InterdependenciesTR News May-June 2017: Transportation and the Economy: Interconnections, Interventions, and Interdependencies
November 18, 2017
The full edition of the May-June 2017 TR News is now available. This edition explores the role of transportation in economic development. Articles feature information about benefit-cost analysis, freight production models, transportation satellite accounts, and right sizing strategies. The TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-art research ...

Development of Small Specimen Geometry for Asphalt Mixture Performance TestingDevelopment of Small Specimen Geometry for Asphalt Mixture Performance Testing
October 21, 2017
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) has released Final Report 181: Development of Small Specimen Geometry for Asphalt Mixture Performance Testing. The use of small specimen geometries in Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester (AMPT) offer a means to measure as-built pavement layers. Small specimen geometries may improve the e...

Guide for Identifying, Classifying, Evaluating, and Mitigating Truck Freight BottlenecksGuide for Identifying, Classifying, Evaluating, and Mitigating Truck Freight Bottlenecks
August 26, 2017
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 854: Guide for Identifying, Classifying, Evaluating, and Mitigating Truck Freight Bottlenecks provides transportation agencies state-of-the-practice information on truck freight bottlenecks using truck probe data rather than traditional travel demand models. The report embraces a broad definition of truck freight bottle...

Freight Systems: Volume 1Freight Systems: Volume 1
August 25, 2017
TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2609 consists of 10 papers that explore freight systems, including: Hierarchical Value Chains Encompassing Freight Transportation and Logistics Sectors in the United States: Network Analysis Approach Probabilistic Modeling of Single and Concurrent Truckloads on Bridges Development of a Duty Cycle for the Des...

Motorcycles, Trucks, Buses, and Roundabouts Motorcycles, Trucks, Buses, and Roundabouts
August 23, 2017
TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2637 consists of 12 papers that explore motorcycles, trucks, buses, and roundabouts, including: Safety Effects of Horizontal Curve Design on Motorcycle Crash Frequency on Rural, Two-Lane, Undivided Highways in Florida Investigating Total Annual Average Daily Traffic as a Surrogate for Motorcycle Volumes in E...

TR News May-June 2017: Valuing a Mature Highway System: In Search of the Holy GrailTR News May-June 2017: Valuing a Mature Highway System: In Search of the Holy Grail
August 15, 2017
A featured article in the May-June 2017 issue of the TR News examines how to develop appropriate evaluation frameworks that account for the integration of new technologies into the infrastructure in order to accurately value the current highway system. The TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-art research and practice in all modes of trans...

Traffic Monitoring: Automobiles, Trucks, Bicycles, and Pedestrians Traffic Monitoring: Automobiles, Trucks, Bicycles, and Pedestrians
August 12, 2017
TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2644 consists of 13 papers exploring traffic monitoring, including: Sensor Location Decision Model for Truck Flow Measurement Bicycle and Pedestrian Counts at Signalized Intersections Using Existing Infrastructure: Opportunities and Challenges Quality Assurance and Quality Control Processes for a Large-Scale...

Improving Motor Carrier Safety MeasurementImproving Motor Carrier Safety Measurement
August 5, 2017
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has released a report that examines the effectiveness of the use of the percentile ranks produced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA’s) Safety Measurement System (SMS) for identifying high-risk carriers, and if not, what alternatives might be preferred. In addition, this report evaluates the accuracy and suff...

2018 TRB Annual Meeting: Requirements for Submitting Papers2018 TRB Annual Meeting: Requirements for Submitting Papers
June 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 ...

TR News March-April 2017: Highlights from the TRB Annual Meeting 2017: Transportation Innovation: Leading the Way in an Era of Rapid ChangeTR News March-April 2017: Highlights from the TRB Annual Meeting 2017: Transportation Innovation: Leading the Way in an Era of Rapid Change
May 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...

TR News March-April 2017: Highlights from the TRB Annual Meeting 2017: Transportation Innovation: Leading the Way in an Era of Rapid ChangeTR News March-April 2017: Highlights from the TRB Annual Meeting 2017: Transportation Innovation: Leading the Way in an Era of Rapid Change
May 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...

Challenges to CV and AV Applications in Truck Freight OperationsChallenges to CV and AV Applications in Truck Freight Operations
April 15, 2017
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 231: Challenges to CV and AV Applications in Truck Freight Operations explores connected vehicle (CV) and automated vehicle (AV) technology, focusing on heavy trucking. The report identifies existing and emerging freight regulatory, planning, policy, and operational environments and challenges for connected and autono...

Motor Carrier Safety Research Analysis Committee Letter Report: March 13, 2017Motor Carrier Safety Research Analysis Committee Letter Report: March 13, 2017
March 13, 2017
A March 13, 2017 letter report from TRB's Motor Carrier Safety Research Analysis Committee (MCSRAC) advises the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Research and Technology (R&T) program on a number of topics. At the request of the FMCSA, this first letter report explores the goals and strategy of the FMCSA R&T Program as well as the recommendations regarding data made in...

Using Commodity Flow Survey Microdata and Other Establishment Data to Estimate the Generation of Freight, Freight Trips, and Service Trips: GuidebookUsing Commodity Flow Survey Microdata and Other Establishment Data to Estimate the Generation of Freight, Freight Trips, and Service Trips: Guidebook
February 28, 2017
TRB's National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) Research Report 37: Using Commodity Flow Survey Microdata and Other Establishment Data to Estimate the Generation of Freight, Freight Trips, and Service Trips: Guidebook provides policy makers with improved establishment-level models that estimate the Freight Trip Generation (FTG), the number of vehicle trips produced and attracted at ...

TR News November-December 2016: Freight Transport in a Low-Carbon World (Feature Article)TR News November-December 2016: Freight Transport in a Low-Carbon World (Feature Article)
February 3, 2017
A featured article in the November-December 2016 issue of the TR News highlights the challenges of freight transportation with regards to meeting new emissions standards. The TR News is TRB's bimonthly magazine featuring timely articles on innovative and state-of-the-art research and practice in all modes of transportation. It also includes brief news items of interest to the transportation com...

Evaluation of Small Quantities of Class 3 and Class 9 Hazardous Materials in TransportationEvaluation of Small Quantities of Class 3 and Class 9 Hazardous Materials in Transportation
December 16, 2016
TRB's Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP) Web-Only Document 3: Evaluation of Small Quantities of Class 3 and Class 9 Hazardous Materials in Transportation identifies the commodities comprising Class 3 (Packing Group II and III) and Class 9 liquid hazardous material (HAZMAT) (UN 3082) to determine the risks of transportation of the HAZMAT in commerce by motor carriers. The r...

TR News May-June 2016: The Bus Rennaissance - Intercity Travel, Bus Rapid Transit, Technology Advances, Rural Services TR News May-June 2016: The Bus Rennaissance - Intercity Travel, Bus Rapid Transit, Technology Advances, Rural Services
November 17, 2016
The full edition of the May–June 2016 issue of the TR News is now available. This edition explores bus transportation in the United States. Articles include the intercity bus renaissance and curbside long-distance services; the myths, history, status, and future of bus rapid transit, with a case study of a newly launched service; technology-enabled bus services; the state of rural bus transit; ...

Freight Systems, Volume 1Freight Systems, Volume 1
August 24, 2016
TRB's Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2547 consists of 13 papers addressing freight systems issues, including: Characterization of International Origin–Destination Truck Movements Across Two Major U.S.–Canadian Border Crossings Investigation of Commercial Vehicle Parking Permits in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Effects of Safety Chains on Dynamics of...
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