SPATIAL AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ACTIVITY IN METROPOLITAN ATLANTA

The next generation of air quality models demands a better understanding of medium- and heavy-duty vehicle activities and the relationship between these activities and emissions. Understanding fleet characteristics and their associated impact, therefore, is critically important. Data collected in a 1996 commercial vehicle trip survey for the Atlanta region are presented and analyzed. A survey data collection effort undertaken in 1996, which included the collection of data related to spatial, temporal, cargo, land use, and vehicle characteristics, is described. The results of a series of statistical analyses are reported and discussed. The results of geographic information systems analyses, which provide a spatial picture of commerical vehicle activity, are presented. The spatial analysis combines vehicle, cargo, and land use characteristics with spatial and temporal data within the study area. The results of this study provide a compelling snapshot of commercial vehicle activity in the Atlanta area.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.3141/1625-21
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1625, Progress in Transportation Data 1998.
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  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Ross, C
  • Guensler, R
  • Stevens, P
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 165-172
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1625
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality; Commercial vehicles; Commodities; Data collection; Freight transportation; Geographic information systems; Heavy duty vehicles; Land use; Medium trucks; Pollutants; Spatial analysis; Statistical analysis; Surveys; Traffic distribution; Vehicle characteristics
• Geographic Terms: Atlanta (Georgia)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00756121
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309064708
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 6 1998 12:00AM