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TRUCK SAFETY

  • Analysis of Truck Safety on Crest Vertical Curves; FHWA/RD-86-060; PB86-180858/AS (A05); keywords: truck safety, vertical curves. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
  • Commercial Vehicle Driver Survey: Assessment of Parking Needs and Preferences; FHWA-RD-01-160; http://www.tfhrc.gov/safety/pubs/01160/; keywords: commercial vehicle driver, truck, parking
  • Development of Human Factors Guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) and Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO): Driver Response to Unexpected Situations When Using an In-Vehicle Information System; FHWA-RD-99-131; http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tfhrc/safety/pubs/99131/99131.html; keywords: human factors, ATIS, advanced traveler information systems
  • Development of Large Truck Safety Data Needs Study Plan, Vol. II: Final Report; FHWA-RD-88-137; PB88-175831/As (A07); keywords: safety data, large truck. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
  • Development of Relationship Between Truck Accidents and Geometric Design: Phase I; FHWA RD-91-124, PB93-217206, keywords: truck accidents geometric design. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
  • Examination of Truck Accidents on Urban Freeways, FHWA-RD-89-201; PB90-208901/AS (A06); keywords: truck accidents. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
  • Feasibility of an Automatic Truck Warning System; FHWA RD-93-039; keywords: automatic truck warning system. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
  • Heavy Vehicle Median Barrier; TS-88-024; PB89-117675/AS (A04); keywords: median barrier. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
  • Impact of Specific Geometric Features on Truck Operations and Safety at Interchanges, Vol. I; FHWA/RD-86/057; PB86-177490/AS (A07); keywords: geometric features, truck. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
  • Impact of Specific Geometric Features on Truck Operations and Safety at Interchanges, Vol. II, Appendices; FHWA/RD-86/058; PB86-177508/AS (A10); keywords: geometric features, truck. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
  • Improving Truck Safety at Interchanges; FHWA-IP-89-024; PB90-159278/AS (A03); keywords: truck safety. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
  • Influence of a Trailer's Axle Arrangement and Loads on the Stability and Control of a Tractor-Semi/trailer; FHWA-RD-97-123; PB99-107385; keywords: axle, semitrailer, axle arrangement, loads. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
  • Liquid Cargo Shifting and the Stability of Tank Trucks, Executive Summary, Vol. I; PB86-159753/AS (A03); keywords: liquid cargo, stability of tank truck. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
  • Liquid Cargo Shifting and the Stability of Tank Trucks, Executive Summary, Vol. II; PB86-159976/AS (A09); keywords: liquid cargo, stability of tank truck. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
  • Literature Review Summary Examination of Truck Accident on Urban Freeways; FHWA-RD-88-167; PB89-118012/AS (A06); keywords: truck accidents. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
  • Measurement of Heavy Vehicle Impact Forces and Inertia Properties, FHWA-RD-89-120; PB89-207799/AS (A11); keywords: inertia properties, heavy vehicle impact. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
  • Model Development for National Assessment of Commercial Vehicle Parking; FHWA-RD-01-159; http://www.tfhrc.gov/safety/pubs/01159/index.htm; keywords: TEA21, truck parking
  • New Methods for Determining Requirements for Truck-Climbing Lanes; FHWA-IP-89-022; PB90-156928; keywords: truck climbing lanes. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
  • Operating Larger Trucks on Roads with Restrictive Geometry: Summary Report; FHWA-IP-89-025; PB90-153669/AS (A03); keywords: trucks, restrictive geometry. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
  • Operational Impacts of Wider Trucks on Narrow Roadways; FHWA-RD-90-103; keywords: wider trucks. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
  • Opportunities for Advanced Vehicle Control Systems in Commercial Vehicle Operations and Public; FHWA-RD‑96‑139; keywords: advanced vehicle control systems, commercial. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
  • Passive Bus Detector Evaluation; FHWA-TS-88-011; PB89-194815/AS (A03); keywords: bus detector. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
  • Ramp Signing for Trucks; FHWA RD-91-042, PB92-204254 (A06), keywords: ramp signing trucks. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
  • Reducing Runaway Truck Accidents Through Weight Based Advisory Speeds; FHWA-IP-89-023; PB90-171240/AS (A03); keywords: speed, weight, runaway truck. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
  • Relationship Between a Truck Driver's Performance in a Personal Vehicle and a Large Truck; PB86-237039/AS (A05); keywords: truck driver's performance, large truck, personal vehicle. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
  • Rest Area Forum: Summary of Proceedings; FHWA-RD-00-034; http://www.tfhrc.gov/safety/00034.pdf; keywords: truck stop, safe parking
  • Safety Impacts of Different Speed Limits on Cars and Trucks: Final Report; FHWA-RD-93-161; keywords: speed, truck, cars. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
  • Safety Implications of Various Truck Configurations, Vol. I; Technical Report; FHWA-RD-89-018; keywords: truck safety. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
  • Safety Implications of Various Truck Configurations, Vol. III; Summary Report; RD-89-085; keywords: truck safety. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
  • Study of Adequacy of Commercial Truck Parking Facilities; FHWA-RD-01-158; http://www.tfhrc.gov/safety/pubs/01158/; keywords: truck parking
  • Systems Planning for Automated Commercial Vehicle Licensing and Permitting Systems: National ITS/CVO; FHWA-RD‑96‑126; keywords: commercial vehicle licensing. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
  • Truck Accident Countermeasures on Urban Freeways; FHWA-RD-92-059; keywords: truck, accident countermeasures. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
  • Truck Characteristics for Highway Design and Operation, Vol. I: Research Report; FHWA-RD-89-226; keywords: highway design, truck. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
  • Truck Characteristics for Highway Design and Operation, Vol. II: Appendices; FHWA-RD-89-227; keywords: highway design, truck. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
  • Truck-Highway Safety; FHWA-RD-89-082; keywords: truck safety. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
  • Truck-Pavement Interaction; FHWA-RD-93-049, keywords: truck-pavement interaction
  • Using GIS in the Analysis of Truck Crashes (HSIS Summary); FHWA-RD-99-119; http://www.tfhrc.gov/safety/hsis/99-119.pdf; keywords: GIS, truck crashes, geographical information systems

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