Truck parking : an emerging safety hazard to highway users : final report - draft.

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• Creators:
  Hernandez, Salvador ; Anderson, Jason
• Corporate Creators:
  Oregon State University. School of Civil and Construction Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Oregon. Dept. of Transportation. Research Section ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Commercial Vehicles Crash Data Hazards Highway Corridors Hours Of Labor Motor Carriers Parking Demand Roadside Rest Areas Safety Stated Preferences Surveys Travelers Highway Users Truck Drivers Truck Parking Trucks

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-OR-RD-18-02
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States;Oregon
• Edition:
  Final report - draft
• Corporate Publisher:
  Oregon. Dept. of Transportation. Research Section
• Abstract:
  It is recognized nationwide that commercial motor vehicle operators are often unable to find safe and
  
  adequate parking to meet hours-of-service (HOS) regulations. This holds true in Oregon, where highuse
  
  corridor rest areas and truck stops are experiencing a demand for truck parking that exceeds
  
  capacity. With such a demand for truck parking, there is an inherent safety concern for all highway
  
  users, primarily due to trucks parking in undesignated areas or commercial motor vehicle drivers
  
  exceeding their HOS to find safe and adequate parking. This work takes a closer look at truck parking
  
  along a high-use corridor in Oregon, namely US-97. To accomplish this, a stated-preference survey is
  
  administered to truck drivers that utilize Oregon roadways to gather opinions in regards to truck
  
  parking. Next, a parking demand analysis is conducted to assess current and future truck parking
  
  demand along US-97. To finish, historical Oregon crash data is used to identify crash trends, crash hot
  
  spots, and crash harm estimates along US-97. Survey results indicate that nearly two-thirds of
  
  surveyed truck drivers encountered trouble when looking for safe and adequate parking. Further, crash
  
  trends in terms of time-of-day, day of the week, and month of the year follow the time periods drivers
  
  stated having trouble finding safe and adequate parking. Crash harm estimates suggest a substantial
  
  impact on the economy.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  SPR 783
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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