Focus Area
Freight/Commercial Vehicle Management and Operations
Submitting On Behalf Of
TRB Committee on Freeway Operations
Urgency
Important - Medium Priority
Cost
Unknown
Timeframe
Unknown
Type of Research
Full Research Project
Date Posted
Jun 26, 2019
Status
Not Funded

Research Description

How will truck platooning affect congestion on freeways? How will this affect parking requirements for trucks (since they will be traveling together)? what are the implications of lane restrictions on truck platoons to both goods movement and freeway operations? This might be a synthesis study based on current FOTs or studies of the operational implications for carriers (beyond fuel savings).

Additional Supporting Information

Potential Coordination opportunity with TRB Trucking Industry Research Committee and TRB Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee.

Idea originator is Michael Smith, University of Virginia.


Submitted By
Thomas Jacobs
Center for Advanced Transportation Technology
301-405-7328

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