The US Transportation Collection consists of documents from across all transportation modes with specific focus on research reports from US DOT, state DOTs, and other transportation organizations.
Bookmark this collection: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/collection_ust or https://doi.org/10.21949/1530857.
The National Distress System (NDS) Modernization Project envisions replacing/modernizing the present VHF-FM based system with an integrated state-of-the-art commercial/government-off- the-shelf (COTS/GOTS) or non-developmental item (NDI) solution. As part of this effort, internal and external customer/user requirements were validated and analyzed a
...
Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research (U.S.)
1997-04-01
|
PDF
Title VII of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) established the thirteen member Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research (Committee). The Committee is charged with coordinating a comprehensive program of research, technology development, and demonstration among federal agencies in cooperation with industry, universities, res
...
United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs
...
1997-04-01
|
PDF
The U.S.- Canada market is the world's largest bilateral passenger market. This series of graphs and maps highlights the changes brought about since the "open trans-border" agreement was signed in February 1995. 9p.
The joint Montana DOT-ATSER research project focused on evaluating an analytical method for estimating Marshall and Superpave mix design procedures for Hot Mix Asphaltic Concrete. This project was divided into two phases. In Phase 1, a literature review of the state of the art in the design of Hot Mix Asphaltic Concrete was performed. In Phase 2, t
...
This paper discusses the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, which provides airlift services to the military in peace time, and over 50% of airlift services in war time. It mentions changes that are taking place in transportation, which will limit the Department of Defense's ability to activate the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, and discusses the reasons why the Ci
...
This research project was conducted in order to find good quality water-based inorganic zinc paint systems and to develop good techniques for field application. However, based upon laboratory evaluation of 12 different paint systems, it was concluded that the development of water-based zinc paint systems has not been sufficiently advanced to the po
...
National Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.)
1997-04-01
|
PDF
The purpose of this catalog is to inspire the development of new applicationsfor linked data that support efforts to reduce death, disability, severity, andhealth care costs related to motor vehicle crashes. The document is divided intothree sections. The Introduction describes the purpose of the Catalog, theevolution and components of CODES, and t
...
This report summarizes the purchasing and transportation activities of the Procurement Organization for Fiscal Year 1996. Activities for both the New Mexico and California locations are included.;Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.;pg 141
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1997-04-01
|
PDF
The National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS). was conducted in the Fallof 1996 to estimate safety use in the U.S. The first such study was conductedin 1994 and the results were made available in a series of research notes. ThisResearch Note includes background of the study, comparison of the 1996 and 1994moving traffic studies, and findings
...
Connecticut. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Policy and Planning
1997-04-01
|
PDF
This Executive Summary provides a brief overview of the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Section 4(f) Evaluation (FEIS) for Interstate 95 (I-95) - Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge (Q-Bridge) Crossing New Haven Harbor Study. The information presented in this section is intended only as a basic overview of the Project's development, Recommended Actio
...
Magneto-optic/eddy-current imaging technology has been developed and approved for inspection of cracks in aging aircraft. This relatively new nondestructive test method gives the inspector the ability to quickly generate real-time eddy-current images of large surface areas. An earlier Phase I Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program demons
...
Environmental justice is concerned with a variety of public policy efforts to ensure that adverse human health or environmental effects of governmental activities do not fall disproportionately upon minority populations and low-income populations. In the realm of transportation, environmental justice means that transportation system changes such as
...
In order to better understand the functioning of antilock brake systems on pneumatically braked trailers, a series of tests were conducted to evaluate different ABS control strategies, performance variations among systems supplied by different manufacturers, and the operation of ABS on double and triple trailer combinations. The testing showed that
...
This report describes the results of a study undertaken to demonstrate the feasibility of using global positioning system (GPS) and geographic information system (GIS) technologies to measure travel time and speed data on urban highways. The methodology described in this report includes data collections, data reduction, and data reporting procedure
...
United States. Department of Transportation. Maritime Administration
1997-04-01
|
PDF
Haiti is a significant transshipment conduit for South American cocaine destined for the United States. This smuggling is facilitated by Haiti?s system of seaports which remain largely unmonitored. Smuggling and trafficking contraband merchandise aversely impacts on the longevity of legitimate commercial activity and economic development in the cou
...
This implementation agreement was adopted by the Washington State Department of Ecology and the Washington State Department of Transportation. It requires that the agencies work together in dealing with short term modifications of water quality requirements.
The objective of this project is to develop the variable manufacturing costs and lead time estimates of an "occupant detection system for air bag shut off". The Mercedes-Benz system was used as a base for developing this data. The system consists of a switch pad which fits beneath the upholstery on the front passenger seat and a wiring harness that
...
This plan is part of the continuing commitment by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Highway Administration to reduce the number of speed-related fatalities and injuries occurring on our highways. Since the repeal of the National Maximum Speed Limit (NSML), in December 1995, many states have raised speed limits on bo
...
Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving a Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS)/National Transportation Library (NTL)
Web-based service.
Thank you for visiting.
You are about to access a non-government link outside of
the U.S. Department of Transportation's National
Transportation Library.
Please note: While links to Web sites outside of DOT are
offered for your convenience, when you exit DOT Web sites,
Federal privacy policy and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation
Act (accessibility requirements) no longer apply. In
addition, DOT does not attest to the accuracy, relevance,
timeliness or completeness of information provided by linked
sites. Linking to a Web site does not constitute an
endorsement by DOT of the sponsors of the site or the
products presented on the site. For more information, please
view DOT's Web site linking policy.
To get back to the page you were previously viewing, click
your Cancel button.