Improving Freight Crash Incident Management : Research Project Capsule

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Accidents Crashes Freight Service Incident Management
• Publication/ Report Number:
  13-5SS
• Resource Type:
  Booklet/Pamphlet
• Geographical Coverage:
  Louisiana
• Edition:
  Research project capsule.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Abstract:
  Excessive delay, cost,
  
  and adverse public
  
  safety result from
  
  major incidents that
  
  occur along critical
  
  segments of the
  
  interstate system.
  
  There is a high likelihood these types of incidents involve a commercial
  
  vehicle. Several recent crashes that have occurred in the Baton Rouge
  
  area have brought attention to the signifi cant cost to the public, not only
  
  in terms of delay and safety, but in economic impact and personal
  
  frustration. Given a crash that blocks critical travel lanes or an entire
  
  direction for multiple hours, the cost could be enormous. Additionally,
  
  the vehicles involved in these crashes were often not transporting
  
  hazardous materials or no signifi cant injuries were incurred, raising the
  
  question of whether the degree of delay incurred was justifi ed.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:77247bd20e4c30bf135adb32f402e7236383dc2bad6e2ced12efcafd7e371565
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25096/dot_25096_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 182.84 KB ]