|
|
Vehicles and Equipment 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 safety and human factors. In addition, it includes links to selected safety and human factors 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 programs and activities, which are the source of most of TRB’s safety and human factors-related research products. |
|
What's New
|
TRB Vehicles and Equipment-Related Programs and Activities
|
|
Forum on the Impact of Vehicle Technologies and Automation on Users *August 16, 2017 TRB is co-sponsoring the Forum on the Impact of Vehicle Technologies and Automation on Users on November 8-9, 2017, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The two-day Forum is designed to bring together representatives and experts from the research community, government, and industry to discuss and identify research needs and direction on the impact of vehicle technologies and automation for drivers and othe... |
 2018 TRB Annual Meeting: Plan Now to ExhibitAugust 16, 2017 Act now to secure your exhibit space at the 2018 TRB Annual Meeting, January 7-11, 2018, in Washington, D.C. All indications are that attendance at the meeting will be the largest ever. Don't miss this opportunity to demonstrate your organization's support for transportation research and innovation, and to showcase your products and services to more than 13,000 transportation professionals. Mor... |
 TR News May-June 2017: Valuing a Mature Highway System: In Search of the Holy GrailAugust 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... |
|
NTI Webinar: Onboard Camera Applications for BusesAugust 10, 2017 TRB is cosponsoring a webinar on Thursday, September 14, 2017 from 2:00-3:30 PM ET that features its Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 123 : Onboard Camera Applications for Buses. This webinar, hosted by the National Transit Institute (NTI), will explore how transit agencies across the country are using onboard camera applications for their buses for safety and security of b... |
Evaluation of Work Zone Split Traffic Symbol SignAugust 10, 2017 The Missouri Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates the use of alternative signage for closure of a middle lane in a freeway work zone. While the guidance for work zone signage in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is suitable for many conditions, there may be instances where alternative signage may be more effective at enhancing safety. |
 Volpe News: August 2017August 9, 2017 Volpe, the National Transportation Systems Center, has released the latest edition of its eNews bulletin that features its news briefs, tools for practitioners, and reports. This edition features information about pedestrian detection systems in cars, exploring future energy scenarios with the freight/fuel transportation optimization tool, and improving service and safety at New York City's Pen... |
Evaluation of Automated Flagger Assistance DevicesAugust 9, 2017 The Missouri Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates the Automated Flagger Assistance Device system. This system may have the potential to improve flagger safety in work zones by slowing down approaching vehicles or removing flaggers from the immediate vicinity of traffic. |
Human Factors Guidelines to Develop Educational Tip Cards for Aging Road UsersAugust 7, 2017 The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that seeks to provide guidelines for designing tip cards and other transportation materials to educate aging road users on traffic control devices. This report focuses on three age groups and their actions to flashing yellow arrows, rectangular rapid flashing beacons, and right turn on red signs. |
 Review on FMCSA Controls for High-Risk CarriersAugust 7, 2017 The U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General has released a report that evaluates the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) compliance review practices. This report examines whether FMCSA conducted compliance reviews in a timely manner, implemented effective quality assurance measures, and effectively conducted compliance reviews to address carriers’ saf... |
|
|
Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Problems
TRB's Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Problems searches out and synthesizes useful knowledge from all available sources and prepares concise, documented reports on specific topics. Reports from this endeavor constitute an Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) report series, Synthesis of Transit Practice. |
Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Problems
TRB's Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Problems searches out and synthesizes useful knowledge from all available sources and prepares concise, documented reports on specific topics. Reports from this endeavor constitute an Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) report series, Synthesis of Airport Practice.
|
|
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. |
|
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.
|
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. |
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 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. |
|
|
|