Guidance for conducting hazardous materials flow surveys

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  ICF International (Firm) ; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Commodity flow
  • Economics
  • Field studies
  • Hazardous materials
  • Transportation
  • Trucking
  • Commodity flow patterns
  • Guidance
  • Hazardous materials transportation
  • Truck transportation economics
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-VNTSC-RSPA-94-2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report; January 1992-December 1993
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration
• Abstract:
  This report provides guidance on how to conduct a commodity flow study for hazardous materials moving by highway. It discusses the need for this type of study and details how to review baseline information and design the study. It includes examples and instructions for collecting the data via field studies, analyzing the results, and applying these results back to the purpose of the study. Descriptions of selected recent state and local hazardous material flow studies are provided. A case study example is included that illustrates how to conduct and complete a hazmat flow survey from beginning to end.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  RS530/P5001
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8891/dot_8891_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 621.49 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:68170360fabbf66630741e9b62d0bda8f1fb6e136bc5ae02fa365d05c212d17c8cd432afc53d8fa11d81fc33dbceae7233efc84f47ccae99de48b0b2aed1ee9d