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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. |
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TRB Vehicles and Equipment-Related Programs and Activities
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 2014 TRB 93rd Annual Meeting: New Attendees Welcome SessionDecember 12, 2013 Those attending the TRB Annual Meeting for the first time, or for the first time in several years, are invited the New Attendees Welcome Session on Sunday, January 12, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. The session agenda includes an overview of TRB, tips on navigating the Annual Meeting, hints on how to take advantage of networking opportunities during the meeting, an expl... |
2014 TRB 93rd Annual Meeting: Interactive Exhibit Searches and Thanks to ExhibitorsDecember 11, 2013 It is easier than ever to find your way to the exhibits during the 2014 TRB 93rd Annual Meeting. The website Interactive Exhibit Search allows you to identify exhibitors by organization, subject area, and even by country. To use the search, go to the exhibit website , login in or create a login in “My Briefcase,” open the Exhibitor Search, select the organizations you want to learn more a... |
RFP: Runway Protection Zone (RPZ) Risk Assessment ToolDecember 7, 2013 TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has issued a request for proposals to develop a tool that will assess the risks, potential impacts, and mitigation strategies for aircraft accidents in runway protection zones. Proposals are due on January 30, 2014. |
Cars as Roadside Units: A Self-Organizing Network SolutionDecember 6, 2013 The Technologies for Safe and Efficient Transportation Center at Carnegie Mellon University has released a report that proposes solutions to facilitating the deployment of roadside units designed to increase the connectivity of vehicular ad hoc networks. |
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2014 TRB 93rd Annual Meeting: Transportation Options from D.C. Airports and Union StationDecember 6, 2013 To make the process as easy and as economical as possible to travel from any of the three D.C. area airports or from Washington D.C. Union Station to the Annual Meeting hotels, TRB has negotiated a special discounted rate with GO Airport Shuttle. Solo travel rates vary for each starting location; however, each additional person in your reservation party will travel for only $9 each way. Even if... |
 Clean Cities Now: Fall 2013December 4, 2013 The U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Cities program has released the latest version of its biannual newsletter. Clean Cities is an initiative designed to reduce petroleum consumption in the transportation sector by advancing the use of alternative fuel vehicles, idle reduction technologies, hybrid electric vehicles, fuel blends, and fuel economy. |
 Critical Issues in Transportation: 2013December 2, 2013 TRB’s Executive Committee periodically identifies a set of critical issues in transportation to focus attention on their likely impact on the nation’s economy and quality of life. The discussion of the critical issues identified in this document is intended to facilitate debate and to encourage research leading to their resolution. Previous editions of Critical Issues in Transportation have hig... |
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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.
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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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