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.
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This thesis analyzes the process used to transfer U.S. Navy Perry class frigates to Turkey and issues raised during this transfer process. Up to the final step, this transfer was representative of most U.S. military equipment transfers. The relations between allied countries depend heavily on the mutual support they provide to each other. Strong re
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Two experiments examined the safety and usability of the Seimens Ali-Scout navigation system. the in-vehicle interface provides turn-by-turn visual and voice guidance. In the first experiment, 54 drivers varying in age drove to four destinations. Sponsored by Road Commission for Oakland County, Beverly Hills, MI. and Federal Highway Administration,
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The General Accounting Office (GAO) at the request of Congress reviewed (1) the maturity of Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) Air Traffic Control (ATC) modernization software acquisition processes, and (2) the steps/actions FAA has underway or planned to improve these processes, including any obstacles that may impede FAA's progress. The GA
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Outlines the framework of the Coast Guard's energy program designed to meet mandated reduction goals, improve energy efficiency in all areas of operations and support, and minimize energy costs.
Vehicular traffic loading is a crucial consideration for the design and maintenance of pavements. With the help of weigh-in-motion (WIM) systems, the information about date, time, speed, lane of travel, lateral lane position, axle spacing, and wheel load for each vehicle passing a WIM site can be recorded continuously on-site and transferred to a r
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
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1997-03-01
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This report contains the Fiscal Years 1997-2008 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) forecasts of aviation activity at FAA facilities. These include airports with both FAA and contract control towers, air route traffic control centers, and flight service stations. Detailed forecasts were developed for the major users of the National Aviation Syste
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United States. Department of Commerce. Economics and Statistics Administration. U.S. Census Bureau
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1997-03-01
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The official U.S. import and export statistics reflect both government and nongovernment shipments of merchandise between foreign countries and the U.S. Customs Territory (the 50 States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico), U.S. Foreign Trade Zones, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, without regard to whether or not a commercial transaction is involve
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United States. Surface Transportation Board. Office of Public Services
1997-03-01
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This information bulletin provides general information on Surface Transportation Board (STB) procedures for obtaining approval to operate a railroad. It focuses primarily on those procedures that are most useful in helping potential and established short line railroads begin or expand operations. For each of the methods listed below, we have detail
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This reports surveys the availability of seat belt wearing data in OECD Member countries. The injury-reducing effect of seat belts is estimated to be around 50 per cent for fatal and serious injuries. Seat belts are most effective in frontal and roll-over collisions, and especially in low-speed accidents in urban areas. In all countries, it is iron
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This effort involved calculating maximum frost penetration depths for each of the 40 test cells at Mn/ROAD, the Minnesota Department of Transportation's pavement testing facility, for the 1993-94, 1994-95, and 1995-96 winters. The report compares results with measured maximum frost penetration depths for the same three winters. Generally, calculate
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Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA) has been used successfully in Europe for over 20years to provide better rutting resistance and to resist studded tire wear.Since 1991, the use of SMA has increased steadily in the United States. Atpresent, some states routinely use SMA even though a standard mixture designprocedure is not available. A mixture design proce
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Since the early 1980s, FAA's modernization efforts have experienced lengthy schedule delays and substantial cost overruns. Because of such problems, in 1994, FAA restructured its acquisition of the Terminal Advanced Automation System into more manageable segments. One of these segments is called the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (
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Several regional coalitions are developing multi-year programs for commercial vehicle operations (CVO). This program will include the application of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies and services. This report identifies the institutional barriers that are likely to impede the development of ITS/CVO programs, and recommends strat
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This report contains preliminary estimates of the number of police reported crashes, injuries, and fatalities for 1996. Trend data are presented using these estimates. The trend for the fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles of travel is also included. The national estimates included in the report are quite extensive and cover a wide range of
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Containment design procedures are reviewed through an extensive literature summary that spans 23 years of research from 1970 to 1993. Sixty-four reports are summarized and cross referenced to provide a useful bibliography on the subject. Comments from industry and government agencies are included along with a study of existing analytical methods. T
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Contains the proceedings of the National Freight Planning Applications Conference held October 1996 and the proceedings of the Urban Goods Movement and Freight Forecasting Conference held in September 1997.
United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation
1997-03-01
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In 1974 the Federal government introduced a national speed limit of 55 miles per hour (mph) in response to the Arab oil embargo and subsequent energy crisis. This limit was raised to 65 mph for rural interstate freeways in 1987. In November of 1995, as part of the National Highway System Bill (H.R. 2274, 1995), these limitations were eliminated and
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