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Wyoming DOT's Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Study Estimated a Savings of 46.5 Gallons of Diesel in Idling for Trucks Per Road Closure.

METHODOLOGY In this study, the input-output analysis took into account capacity and demand to estimate the total amount of delay associated with closing sections of I-80. The researchers used Average…
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06/30/2023

The Wyoming CV Pilot Found that Over 50 Percent of Drivers Given a Work Zone or Winter Weather Alert Reduced their Speed.

METHODOLOGY The study utilized a “Before-After” approach to quantitatively compare corridor data under baseline conditions (collected from December 2016 - November 2017) with data collected during…
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Date Posted
04/03/2023

Vehicle Routing Algorithm Reduces Air Pollutant Exposure by 30 Percent for 40 Percent of Truck Trips with Only Modest Increases on Travel Time.

Methodology Link-based traffic activities were fed into an emission model to estimate the total amount of human exposure to pollutant emissions generated by trucks. The estimated exposure value…
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Date Posted
05/25/2021

SmartPark benefit-to-cost assessments should be conducted early in a deployment to enable private truck stop operators time to build a solid business case for participation.

Key findings and deployment recommendations: Start projects where potential benefit-to-cost ratios are greatest. Benefit-to-cost assessments should be conducted early in a SmartPark project to…
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Date Posted
06/30/2020

More than half of commercial truck drivers prefer to use roadside dynamic message signs (DMS) or mobile devices to obtain parking information while about one-third still rely on books and maps.

FINDINGS Commercial truck drivers prefer to obtain parking availability information through roadside dynamic message signs (DMS); however, about 55 percent of drivers use traveler information…
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Date Posted
06/30/2020

SmartPark systems deployed in multiple states suggest that for every $1 invested, between $3.30 to $7.80 will be returned in mobility, safety, environmental, and operational benefits.

FINDINGS The potential high costs of deploying a SmartPark project have been a deployment barrier. Although some projects such as those implemented by the Mid America Association of State…
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Date Posted
06/15/2020

Telematics technology provides many benefits to trucking fleets.

FINDINGS Increase efficiency - Drivers who know their behavior is being monitored tend to perform according to company and regulatory standards, which can reduce accidents and damage to vehicles…
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Date Posted
08/28/2019

Sixty-seven (67) percent of truck drivers reported that receiving real-time parking information via onboard computer applications significantly improved their ability to find parking.

METHODOLOGY Commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers and carriers operating on I-94 were surveyed to better understand their perceptions of parking shortages and the utility of parking information…
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Date Posted
02/21/2019

Regional Truck Parking Information and Management Systems have a benefit-to-cost ratio of 4.27.

A benefit-to-cost estimated for the MAASTO TPIMS estimated as part of the 2015 TIGER Grant application using the TIGER BCA Resource Guide was based on project performance data collected from the…
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Date Posted
01/30/2019

Experiences from truck parking information system pilot demonstrate that detectors must be properly oriented to the roadway and should be calibrated daily to maintain high detector accuracy.

Some of the challenges, constraints and drawbacks of the project’s approach are described in the lessons below. Infrastructure Limitations Detectors Detector accuracy is heavily dependent upon…
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Date Posted
08/30/2018