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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The attached report is from the NHTSA sponsored program, "IVHS Countermeasures for Rear-End Collisions," contract #DTNH22-93-C-07326. This program's primary objective is the development of practical performance guidelines or specifications for rear-end collision avoidance systems. The program consists of three Phases: Phase one: "Laying the Foundat
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The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) Research and Development Division (R&D) installed field data acquisition systems in 1992 on five test pavement sections with a view to evaluate the performance of the drainable base and edge drain systems in Oklahoma. Rainfall, outflow and other data have been collected continuously since that time.
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This is the statement of Gerald L. Dillingham, Associate Director, Transportation and Telecommunications Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, General Accounting Office, on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) safety inspection program. FAA's Office of Flight Standards Service develops the federal aviation regulati
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United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General.
1996-04-29
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The lease-to-purchase acquisition strategy selected by the Air Force to replace aging VC-137 aircraft in the executive fleet of the 89th Airlift Wing may not be the most cost-effective method to acquire the aircraft. The lease-to-purchase strategy could cost an additional $120.4 million.
The System Definition Document identifies the top level processes, data flows, and system controls for the Gary-Chicago-Milwaukee (GCM) Corridor Transportation Information Center (C-TIC). This Requirements Specification establishes the requirements on the system defined in the System Definition Document. These requirements are testable statements o
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This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Boeing Model 757 series airplanes equipped with certain Abex spoiler actuator electro-hydraulic servo valves (EHSV) installed in certain spoiler actuators. The existing AD currently requires a one-time inspection of the spoiler actuator to determine if a suspec
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This is the statement of Gerald L. Dillingham, Associate Director, Transportation and Telecommunications Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Division before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives. It discusses the Coast Guard's vessel traffic servi
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Pursuant to a congressional request, the General Accounting Office GAO examined the deregulation of the airline industry, focusing on: airfares and the quantity, quality, and safety of air service since deregulation. This report is the result of that study.
The Airport and Airway Trust Fund (Trust Fund) was established by theAirport and Airway Revenue Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-258) to finance theFederal Aviation Administration's (FAA) investments in the airport andairway system. The act further provided that FAA's operating cost could befinanced from the Trust Fund. The Trust Fund was financed from taxes o
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This document presents an overview of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs), discusses their relationship to Federal and California regulations and clean air requirements, the major types of AFVs, and the new alternative fuels appearing on the horizon.
United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Commercial Space Transportation
1996-04-05
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The Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation OCST) of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has prepared the attached projections of the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) commercial payload and launch markets for the period between 1996 and 2005. This latest assessment represents an update of prior studies of the LEO market
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There are various types of weigh-in-motion systems currently in use by agencies that collect weight data. These include load cells, bending plate, capacitance pads, piezoelectric cables, and bridge WIM's. The response and behavior of these systems differs from one type to another. Most states calibrate these systems by one of two methods. The first
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United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
1996-04-01
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DRAFT is stamped at top of page. First paragraph from document: The following document contains the assumptions necessary to develop representative costs to deploy an Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure (ITI) across the United States. Some elements (i.e., surveillance, communication) do not lend themselves to a one-to-one correspondence with
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration
1996-04-01
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The 1994 National Transit Summaries and Trends (NTST) provides an overview of the national mass transit industry. The NTST highlights the aggregate financial and operational characteristics and trends of mass transit for the 5-year period 1990-1994 and the 10-year period 1985-1994. The NTST presents key statistics and performance indicators for the
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United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Flight Standards Service
1996-04-01
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The Private Pilot Rotorcraft (Helicopter and Gyroplane) Practical Test Standards (PTS) book has been published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish the standards for private pilot certification practical tests for the rotorcraft category, helicopter and gyroplane classes. FAA inspectors and designated pilot examiners shall cond
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InterFacility (IF) communications allows 2 adjacent air traffic control (ATC) facilities to communicate with each other. IF is simulated in TGF to allow whatever lab we are responding to (ARTS/NAS) to simulate communications with one or more adjacent facilities. Target Generation Facility has successfully simulated NAS-NAS & NAS-ARTS with TGF as a
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The I-70 Rural IVHS Corridor Master Plan is the guidance document for deployment of the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) for the Interstate-70 Corridor from Denver to Glenwood Springs, Colorado. As a working document, the Plan recommends strategies and actions to implement corridor-wide and project-specific applications to meet the ITS goals
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Accidents at railroad crossings are the leading cause of deaths associated with the railroad industry; almost half of all rail-related deaths in the United States are caused by collisions of trains and vehicles at public railroad crossings. In 1994, these collisions killed 501 people and injured 1,764 others. Strategies to improve safety at railroa
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