Statewide Heavy Truck Crash Assessment

In 2009, heavy trucks represented approximately 15% of the vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in Iowa, compared to 10% at the national level . Between 2006 and 2010 in Iowa, heavy trucks were involved in crashes resulting in, on average, 74 fatalities annually. Fifteen percent of these fatalities were large truck occupants. In other words, the vast majority of the resulting fatalities were non-large truck occupants, demonstrating the serious nature of these crashes when involving the general traveling public. While several national studies have investigated heavy truck crashes, e.g. "Large Truck Crash Causation Study", no rigorous analyses have been conducted in Iowa. The objective of this project is to investigate the causes, locations, and other factors related to heavy truck crashes in Iowa. Through efforts related to this study, the research team will provide results that may be used by decision makers and law enforcement, particularly Iowa Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Enforcement (MVE), in establishing priorities and allocating limited resources to promote safety and reduce crashes.

• Record URL:
  http://matc.unl.edu/research/research_projects.php?researchID=412

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $39496.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTRT12-G-UTC07

  Addendum 437, 119300

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  University Transportation Centers Program
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010
• Project Managers:

  Evans, Lance

• Performing Organizations:

  Iowa State University, Ames

  Institute for Transportation Studies
  2711 S. Loop Drive, Suite 4700, Program for Sustainable Pavement Engineering and Research (PROSPER)
  Ames, IA  United States  50010-8864
• Principal Investigators:

  Hawkins, Neal

  Hans, Zachary

• Start Date: 20120701
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20140630
• Source Data: RiP Project 32918

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Fatalities; High risk locations; Traffic law enforcement; Trucks; Vehicle miles of travel
• Geographic Terms: Iowa
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01495774
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Mid-America Transportation Center
• Contract Numbers: DTRT12-G-UTC07, Addendum 437, 119300
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Oct 18 2013 1:00AM