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JTTs is an international refereed journal dedicated to the latest advancements in transportation technologies. The goal of this journal is to provide a forum for scientists and academicians worldwide to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and perspectives in diverse areas of transportation technologies, and…
Zahra Al Habsi, Mohamed Al Qanaii
This paper represents a case study of traffic congestion within a section on Al Seeb Street highway due to the on-ramp merging of vehicles that causes a bottleneck in the mainline road. It studies the efficiency of installing ramp metering within a ramp withi…
Jijo K. Mathew, Jairaj Desai, Edward D. Cox, Darcy M. Bullock
Ensuring adequate access to truck parking is critical to the safe and efficient movement of freight traffic. There are strict federal guidelines for commercial truck driver rest periods. Rest areas and private truck stops are the only places for the trucks to…
Jairaj Desai, Jijo K. Mathew, Darcy M. Bullock
In-cab alerts warn commercial vehicle drivers of upcoming roadway incidents, slowdowns and work zone construction activities. This paper reports on a study evaluating the driver response to in-cab alerts in Ohio. Driver response was evaluated by measuring the…
Mohammad Anwar Rahman
Freight transportation in urban areas has increased significantly in a shorter period due to the widespread use of e-commerce, fast delivery, and population growth. Recently, a noticeable government initiative aimed at creating an effective, acceptable, and s…
Maryam Hamidi, Atefe Sedaghat, Amir Gharehgozli, Ferenc Szidarovszky
The repeated failures of any equipment or systems are modeled as a renewal process. The management needs an assessment of the number of future failures to allocate the resources needed for fast repairs. Based on the idea of expectation by conditioning, specia…
Ishita Dash, Rachael Anne Muscatello, Mark D. Abkowitz, Ella R. Mostoller, Mike Sewell
Walkability is an essential aspect of urban transportation systems. Properly designed walking paths can enhance transportation safety, encourage pedestrian activity, and improve community quality of life. This, in turn, can help achieve sustainable developmen…
Jing He, Weiqi Wang, Nengpu Yang
As an important part of railway lines, the healthy service status of track fasteners was very important to ensure the safety of trains. The application of deep learning algorithms was becoming an important method to realize its state detection. However, there…
Barry Everett Prentice
Intermodal competition changes with changes in technology, economics, and environmental concerns. Trucks and airships are generally considered not to be competitors, but this depends on the distance of haul. The tonne-kilometer cost of trucking rises much mor…
Shauna Hallmark, Guillermo Basulto-Elias, Nicole Oneyear, Omar Smadi
The SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Study was used to evaluate the impact of various work zone and driver characteristics on back of queue safety critical events (crash, near-crash, or conflicts) The model included 43 SCE and 209 “normal” events which were used as…
Sheikh Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Adeel
Bicycling constitutes an integral component of sustainable non-motorized means of travel. Despite the immense benefits of bicycling, the modal share of bicycling is quite low, specifically among young and low-income commuters e.g., college and university stud…
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