The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that explores the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration risk-based regulatory approach to manage requirements of low-stress gas transmission pipelines, and the impact that this approach may have on the safety of these pipelines.

TRB’s National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) Research Results Digest 3, NCFRP: A Status Report is a staff digest of the progress and status of the program. The NCFRP is a cooperative research program sponsored by the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) and administered by the Transportation Research Board. The program was authorized in 2005 with the passage o...

TRB’s Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP) Research Results Digest 2: Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program: A Status Report provides an update on the industry-driven, applied research program that develops near-term, practical solutions to improve the information used in managing risk associated with the transportation of hazardous materials.

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released the latest update to its Internet edition of statistics on the U.S. transportation system. The report includes more than 260 data tables on the U.S. transportation system that cover issues related to its physical components, safety record, economic performance, the human and natural environment, and n...

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its annual report that presents an assessment of the outlook for international energy markets through 2035. The report includes a review of energy consumed in moving people and goods by road, rail, air, water, and pipeline, and energy-related carbon dioxide emissions.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has released the latest issue of its annual statistical compendium designed to characterize transportation activity and explore data on other factors that influence transportation energy use.   Information on ordering printed copies of the report is available online.

TRB’s Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP) Report 6: Feasibility of a Consolidated Security Credential for Persons Who Transport Hazardous Materials discusses the feasibility of consolidating several existing security credentials, which are necessary under current regulations and policies, into one credential for all transportation modes. The report evaluates the credentiali...

TRB’s Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP) Report 3: Guidebook for Conducting Local Hazardous Materials Commodity Flow Studies is designed to support risk assessment, emergency response preparedness, resource allocation, and analyses of hazardous commodity flows across jurisdictions. The guidebook updates the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Guidance for Conducting Hazard...

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), part of the U.S. Research and Innovative Technology Administration, has released a report that explores transportation satellite accounts (TSAs). TSAs provide a means for measuring the contribution of transportation services to the national economy. According to the BTS, prior to the TSAs, the magnitude of transportation services had long been unde...

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the U.S. Research and Innovative Technology Administration, has released its annual transportation statistic report. The report presents and analyzes data on safety, the state of good repair of the U.S. transportation system, economic competitiveness, livable communities, passenger expenditures, and environmental sustainability, and explo...