Wyoming Freight Movement System Vulnerabilities and ITS

This report summarizes the work performed during the second phase of a two-phase research project. The first phase focused on two main areas: freight safety and wind vulnerability, and the identification of critical infrastructure. Phase I also tackled another major but less defined task in bringing together information from numerous sources to provide agencies in Wyoming with a general understanding of freight movement in the state. The results from the first phase can be found in the report entitled “Wyoming Freight Movement and Wind Vulnerability” (Young et al. 2005). The objectives of this second phase were to continue the efforts on freight safety with respect to high wind conditions and to propose a system utilizing intelligent transportation system technology to mitigate high wind hazards. These two tasks are summarized in Section 2, High Wind Freight Crashes in Wyoming, and Section 3, Use of ITS for Operation of Roadway Segments in High Wind Conditions.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=761
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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26893
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Wyoming, Laramie

  Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering
  1000 East University Avenue
  Laramie, WY  United States  82071

  Mountain-Plains Consortium

  North Dakota State University
  Fargo, ND  United States  58108

  Wyoming Department of Transportation

  5300 Bishop Boulevard
  Cheyenne, WY  United States  82009-3340

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Young, Rhonda
  • Liesman, Joel
  • Lucke, David
  • Schieck, Shane
• Publication Date: 2013-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 35p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight transportation; Intelligent transportation systems; Truck crashes; Trucking safety; Wind
• Geographic Terms: Wyoming
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01505656
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MPC-13-261
• Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 27 2014 11:27AM