A Truck Routing Model to Reduce Fuel Consumption and Emissions while Accounting for Parking Availability and Working Hours Constraints [Research Brief]

Details

• Creators:
  Vital, Filipe de Almeida Araujo ; Ioannou, Petros
• Corporate Creators:
  National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) ; University of California, Davis. Institute of Transportation Studies
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Fuel consumption
  • Hours of labor
  • Parking
  • Pollutants
  • Routes and routing
  • Truck traffic
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.7922/G2959FVT
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Research Brief
• Corporate Publisher:
  National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC)
• Abstract:
  The transportation sector is responsible for 28% of US greenhouse emissions, with a considerable amount being generated by medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Multiple strategies will be needed to improve efficiency and reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the trucking industry. Researchers at the University of Southern California developed a truck routing model that minimizes fuel consumption and reduces emissions while explicitly accounting for parking availability and hours-of-service constraints. The researchers used the model to test various scenarios that reflect the practical constraints faced by drivers.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Caltrans 65A0686 Task Order 044;69A35
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67399/dot_67399_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 202.40 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5d0cebd43a9a9f9764e76f16ea71ace46e30ba602a49413782031816bc6efaa50bc91cf5759df277636873904c1691f926b0c90862e692ffba97242a64a49288