Benefits Goals: Productivity

370 unique benefits found.

In the central area of Chicago, a feasibility study indicated that driver assistance technologies and transit signal priority for bus rapid transit would be cost-effective.
Date Posted: 12/05/2006 | Source Date:
In Oregon, an analysis of archived incident data showed that freeway service patrol programs that expand from part-time to full-time operations can reduce the average cost of a delay-causing incident to travelers by 36 to 66 percent.
Date Posted: 10/30/2006 | Source Date:
HAZMAT safety and security technologies can have tremendous societal cost savings well beyond the break even point for benefits and costs.
Date Posted: 02/06/2006 | Source Date:
A simulation study in the Washington, DC area found that 40 percent of travelers who use pre-trip traveler information would save $60.00 or more per year as a result of fewer early and late arrivals.
Date Posted: 11/13/2003 | Source Date:
In Montana, mainline weigh-in-motion scales can improve pavement fatigue estimates and save $4.1 million per year in construction costs.
Date Posted: 11/13/2003 | Source Date:
Electronic supply chain manifest systems reduce the amount of time and paperwork required to transfer loads, and can improve operational efficiencies for shippers/receivers, trucking companies, and air cargo carriers.
Date Posted: 01/01/2003 | Source Date:
An evaluation of CVISN technologies found that electronic credentialing enabled carriers to commission new vehicles 60 percent faster, and saved 60 to 75 percent on credentialing costs by reducing paperwork.
Date Posted: 08/14/2002 | Source Date:
In Kentucky and Virginia, state overhead costs required to maintain motor carrier accounts were estimated to decrease 35 percent for each motor carrier participating in electronic credentialing.
Date Posted: 08/14/2002 | Source Date:
An evaluation of CVISN technologies found that electronic screening techniques that promote compliance with commercial vehicle safety inspections could prevent thousands of truck accidents each year.
Date Posted: 08/14/2002 | Source Date:
A study found that the benefit-to-cost ratio of the Minneapolis-St. Paul ramp metering system was 15:1.
Date Posted: 04/19/2002 | Source Date:
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