What's New in Pipelines

TRB standing committees have issued  calls for papers for the TRB 92nd Annual Meeting, January 13-17, 2013, in Washington, D.C, and the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR). While papers addressing any relevant aspect of transportation research will be considered, some committees are soliciting papers in specific subject areas to help potential...

TRB's National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) is soliciting nominations of individuals to serve on oversight panels for new projects being established under NCFRP's fiscal year 2012 program. Nominees should have expertise directly relevant to the proposed project topic. The nomination of women and members of minority groups is encouraged. Panels for the new research projects are s...

Roundabouts have seen unprecedented growth across the United States, from just a handful a decade ago to more than 2,000 and counting. National guidance had to keep pace with the needs of states and communities planning and implementing roundabouts, and NCHRP took a lead role.

On April 11, 2012, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a field hearing in West Virginia that explored shale gas development, and the transportation, pipeline, and rail needs to assist the American manufacturing sector. Witness statements are available online. 

In regions across the nation, bridge engineers know that the next major seismic event is coming—maybe tomorrow, maybe centuries from now. DOTs have the critical charge of designing for earthquakes and protecting the lives of travelers.

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...

TRB’s Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP) Report 4: Emerging Technologies Applicable to Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety and Security explores near-term (less than 5 years) and longer-term (5–10 years) technologies that are candidates for enhancing the safety and security of hazardous materials transportation for use by shippers, carriers, emergency responders, or ...

TRB’s National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) Report 10: Performance Measures for Freight Transportation explores a set of measures to gauge the performance of the freight transportation system. The measures are presented in the form of a freight system report card, which reports information in three formats, each increasingly detailed, to serve the needs of a wide variety of user...

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...

New benefits for TRB Sustaining Affiliates now include early eligibility for selection of prime exhibit space at the TRB Annual Meeting and advance notice to contract for advertising space in the printed Annual Meeting Final Program. These new benefits are in addition to existing Sustaining Affiliate benefits such as complimentary Annual Meeting registrations and an exhibit booth, Chairman’s Lu...

Academic and nonacademic, public or private institutions may now purchase access to the 2011 TRB 90th Annual Meeting (AMOnline) portal, which includes slides and posters of the more than 3,500 program presentations, videos of more than 40 high-profile sessions, and the 2,200 papers that make up the meeting’s Compendium of Papers.  Institutional subscription packages all...

The slides and posters of the more than 3,500 program presentations, and videos of more than 40 high-profile sessions at the 2011 TRB 90th Annual Meeting are now available through the TRB Annual Meeting Online (AMOnline) portal . This content is in addition to the 2,200 papers that make up the meeting’s Compendium of Papers, which is already accessible on the portal. In one search, the AMOnline...

The TRB 90th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers DVD is now available for purchase through TRB’s Annual Meeting Online portal . The Compendium DVD contains nearly 2,200 technical papers that were presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting. The papers are fully indexed and searchable by keywords, author, title, number, and more. The cost of the DVD is $125. Annual Meeting attendees and employees of TR...

The TRB 90th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers DVD is now available for purchase through TRB’s Annual Meeting Online portal . The Compendium DVD contains nearly 2,200 technical papers that were presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting. The papers are fully indexed and searchable by keywords, author, title, number, and more. The cost of the DVD is $125. Annual Meeting attendees and employees of TR...

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released a report that includes information on the movement of 2.2 billion tons of hazardous materials on the nation's transportation network in 2007. According to the report, slightly more than half (54 percent) of hazardous material by weight is moved by truck over highways. Pipeline is the next most-used carrier of hazardous materials, handling 28 ...

All employees of Year-Round TRB Sponsors and TRB 90th Annual Meeting Patrons now have access to the  TRB Annual Meeting Online (AMOnline) portal. AMOnline provides access to the meeting’s Compendium of Papers.  By early March, the slides and posters of the more than 3,500 program presentations, and videos of more than 40 high-profile sessions will also be available. In one search, the...

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration’s Freight Management and Operations office has released a snapshot of the volume and value of freight flows in the United States; the physical network over which freight moves; the economic conditions that generate freight movements; the industry that carries freight; and the safety, energy, and environmental implications of freight transportation.

Resources for the Future has released a report that provides a preliminary analysis of performance indicators on 3,020 offshore production platforms operating in the Gulf of Mexico between 1996 and 2010.

TRB’s Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP) Research Results Digest 1: 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. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest version of its periodically published report that integrates data from a variety of sources to create a comprehensive picture of freight movement among states and major metropolitan areas by all modes of transportation.

The Virginia Transportation Research Council, a partnership of the Virginia Department of Transportation and the University of Virginia, has released a report that examines the environmental impact of chemicals that leach from synthetic pipe liner material into water flowing through the repaired pipe.