Develop Truck and Bus Cooperative Automation Systems that can be Deployed on...
Background: Transit buses and heavy trucks are likely to be the early adopters of vehicle automation technologies based on the use of V2V and I2V cooperative data for a variety of reasons: - a...
View ArticleDetermine How to Broaden the Vehicle-Infrastructure Cooperation Architecture...
Background: The current VII program is focused on applications to private passenger vehicles, assuming that wireless cooperation capabilities would only be provided in newly manufactured vehicles. The...
View ArticleIdentifying Trailer Loading Best Practices
ANB70 Research Problem Statement � Identifying Trailer Loading Best Practices � Problem Load configuration and weight distribution play a significant role in the stability of commodity shipping...
View ArticleExposure Data to Support Improved Truck & Bus Crash Risk Estimates
ANB 70 Research Problem Statement Exposure Data to Support Improved Truck & Bus Crash Risk Estimates Problem Quantifying the relative risk associated with a driving condition or behavior helps to...
View ArticleCMV Crash Risk by Time-of-Day
ANB 70 Research Problem Statement CMV Crash Risk by Time-of-Day Problem Is night driving more or less dangerous for large trucks than daytime driving? No one knows for sure. Yet the answer is...
View ArticleIndirect Visibility Systems (IVSs) on Buses
Indirect Visibility Systems (IVSs) on Buses Problem In 2010, 249 buses were involved in fatal crashes, and approximately 12,000 buses were involved in crashes that resulted in injuries in the U.S....
View ArticleInvestigating School Bus Driver Distraction
Investigating School Bus Driver Distraction Problem In 2010, 249 buses were involved in fatal crashes, and approximately 12,000 buses were involved in crashes that resulted in injuries in the U.S....
View ArticleMeasuring the Effectiveness of Profeessional Driver Training in Introducing...
ANB70 Research Problem Statement MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROFESSIONAL DRIVER TRAINING IN INTRODUCING APPROPRIATE SAFETY BEHAVIORS AND REDUCING COMMERCIAL VEHICLE COLLISIONS PROBLEM: In most...
View ArticleCommercial Driver Health and Wellness Programs to Impact Driving Safety
ANB70 Truck & Bus Safety Committee Research Problem Statement Title: Commercial Driver Health and Wellness Programs to Impact Driving Safety. Problem· Hypothesis 1. The expectation is that...
View ArticleSecurity Implications of Integrating IntelliDrive with Commercial Vehicle...
Problem: IntelliDrive is a multimodal initiative that aims to enable safe, interoperable networked wireless communications among vehicles, the infrastructure, and passengers' personal communications...
View ArticleCrash Harm per Freight Ton-Mile for Different Large Truck Configurations
ANB70 Research Need Statement Crash Harm per Freight Ton-Mile for Different Large Truck Configurations Problem Longer combination vehicles (LCVs) are combination-unit trucks with more than one...
View ArticleSurvey Methodologies for Motor Carrier Research
ANB 70 Research Need Statement Survey Methodologies for Motor Carrier Research Problem Surveys use questionnaires or interviews to obtain information from knowledgeable individuals or those...
View ArticleSingle Vehicle Crash Involvement As A Commercial Driver Risk Indicator
TRB Research Needs Statement:Single-Vehicle Crash Involvement as a Commercial Driver Risk Indicator Problem Naturalistic and other studies of commercial driver crash risk indicate that 10-15% of...
View ArticleCase Studies of Carrier Safety Advancement
An under-used methodology in motor carrier research is the intensive carrier case study. Case studies might be used to tell a comprehensive and holistic story of how particular motor carriers have...
View ArticleCarrier Based Validation of Driver Selection tools
Studies of commercial drivers consistently show that risk among drivers is unevenly distributed (Knipling, 2009; Knipling et al., 2004). Some commercial drivers have greater likelihood of involvement...
View ArticleTraffic Violation-Triggered Carrier Audits
Problem The links between non-compliance with traffic regulations and crash risk/severity in the trucking industry are well documented. Overspeeding by heavy vehicles, even by small increments,...
View ArticleUnderstanding What Vviolations Report on the CDLIS
TRB Research Need Statement ANB70-15/2013 September 2013 Understanding what violations report on the CDLIS Problem Today enforcement agencies reference a driver’s Commercial Drivers License...
View ArticleWomen Commercial Drivers & Safety
ANB70 Research Need Statement 16/2013 Women Commercial Drivers & Safety This Research Needs Statement describes a series of studies to examine the safety and operational performance of women...
View ArticleWork-Related Distress and Mental Disorders in Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV)...
ANB70 Research Problem Statement 17-2013 Work-Related Distress and Mental Disorders in Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Drivers Problem Hypothesis 1. Do the daily work stressors associated with...
View ArticleMulti-Dimensional, Omnibus Crash Problem Size Analysis to Support...
ANB70 Research Need Statement 18-2013 Multi-Dimensional, Omnibus Crash Problem Size Analysis to Support Countermeasure Assessments This research need statement describes a systematic,...
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