CHARACTERISTICS OF HAZARDOUS CARGO SHIPMENTS ON VIRGINIA HIGHWAYS

The movement of dangerous materials poses potential health and safety hazards to many citizens along routes of travel. The purpose of this paper is to identify the type and frequency of hazardous materials being transported over Virginia highways. Analyses of field interviews with 7,591 truckers to determine type of hazardous cargoes, their orgins and destinations, and the compliance with federal and state placarding regulations are presented. Results of the study indicate that approximately 3.6 percent of all trucks on Virginia highways contain hazardous materials, most of them carry flammable liquids. /Author/

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• Authors:
  • Hook Jr, N K
  • Hanna, John T
• Conference:
  • 54th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia
  • Date: 1975-1-13 to 1975-1-17
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 3-8
• Monograph Title: Hazardous Materials Transportation and Highway Maintenance
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 554
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commodities; Flammable liquids; Freight transportation; Hazardous materials; Interviewing; Regulations; Shipping; Truck drivers; Trucks
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Marine Transportation; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129358
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309024609
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 14 1976 12:00AM