Commercial truck parking and other safety issues.

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• Creators:
  Pigman, Jerry G. ; Winchester, Graham ; Swallom, Nathaniel
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Kentucky Transportation Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration ; Kentucky. Transportation Cabinet
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Commercial vehicles
  • Parking demand
  • Parking facilities
  • Literature reviews
  • Trucking safety
  • Surveys
  • Truck drivers
  • Truck accidents
  • Recommendations
• Publication/ Report Number:
  KTC-15-04/SPR14-478-1F
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Kentucky
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Kentucky Transportation Center
• Abstract:
  Commercial truck parking is a safety issue, since trucks are involved in approximately 10% of all fatal accidents on interstates and ; parkways in Kentucky. Drivers experience schedule demands and long hours on the road, yet they cannot easily determine available ; parking locations. The objective of this study was to identify information related to parking demand, locations with documented or ; potential safety issues, and potential countermeasures. The literature review indicated substantial research has been done on ; commercial vehicle parking, and works have outlined the necessary facilities to accommodate trucks before drivers exceed their ; allowable hours of driving. Attention to commercial truck parking became a priority with SAFETEA-LU, and this focus continued ; with the inclusion of Jason’s Law as part of MAP-21. ; Surveys were conducted to determine how frequently commercial vehicles used parking facilities on interstates in Kentucky. The ; surveys focused on the state’s two primary north-south interstates (I-65 and I-75). Data samples were also obtained from the other ; interstates in Kentucky (I-24, I-64, and I-71). Of the 4715 parking spaces surveyed during daytime observations, 2143 were in use, or ; 45 percent. Of 7,844 parking spaces surveyed during nighttime observations, 6803 were in use, or 87 percent. Crash data were ; analyzed for the period 2010-2013. Of 848 crashes that were either shoulder-related or fatigue-related, collision reports were ; reviewed. 239 crashes were related to commercial truck parking. Two-thirds of all crashes included in the analysis occurred on I-75, ; I-65, I-64, and I-71. Crash cluster locations appeared to be directly related to proximity and usage rate of parking facilities. ; To address truck parking demand and to improve safety, the following general recommendations were identified in the review of ; literature: 1) use public and private parking areas to increase capacity, 2) use ITS to improve use of parking facilities, 3) provide real-time information that informs truck drivers of parking facility locations with available spaces, 4) combine GPS tracking with ; electronic communication to notify truckers of nearest parking, and 5) monitor parking usage rates to determine future needs. Part of ; the literature review included recommendations from truck drivers. Based on observations at sites on interstates in Kentucky, several ; locations would benefit from increasing the number of parking spaces, including a number of locations on I-64, I-65, I-71 and I-75. ; Any site that had 90 percent or more of its spaces used during the surveys could be a candidate for an expansion of existing parking ; spaces or for development of a new facility to accommodate more parking
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29540/dot_29540_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.19 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0daa314aedbb9b2a09c45c48d8084c4e2c58895e9ab1c85a5d7780dd1c4b7bf2