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Operational and vehicular strategies for reducing fuel consumption and Green House Gas emissions from trucking

Description: "Reducing fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions is becoming increasingly important in the United States, and new legislation can be expected in the near future that will affect trucks either directly or indirectly. This work is a qualitative examination of operational strategies for reducing fuel consumption from freight trucking, and also compares them with vehicular strategies. A focus is placed on who implements, benefits from, and pays for each strategy, and what type of trucking ea… more
Date: August 2011
Creator: Walton, C. Michael & Thompson, Melissa Renee
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Examining the influence of tolls on commute departure and route choice behavior in the Chicago region

Description: "The current study contributes toward understanding the influence of congestion pricing on commuter behavior by specifically examining what dimensions of commute travel behavior are affected as a response to congestion pricing."
Date: August 2010
Creator: Paleti, Rajesh; Bhat, Chandra R. & Eluru, Naveen
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Performance analysis of the "zoning" strategies for Americans with Disabilities Act paratransit services

Description: "The objective of this research is to provide a more in-depth evaluation and comparison between centralized and decentralized zoning strategies for the city of Houston, Texas, by developing a simulation model to evaluate the effect of zoning strategies on the productivity and service quality for the ADA paratransit service."
Date: August 2010
Creator: Shen, Chung-Wei & Quadrifoglio, Luca
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Network methods for project selection based on optimizing environmental impact

Description: "Traditionally, transportation road networks have been designed for minimal congestion. Unfortunately, such approaches do not guarantee minimal vehicle emissions. Given the negative impacts of vehicle pollutants as well as tighter national air quality standards, it is critical for regions to be able to identify capacity modifications to road networks such that vehicle emission are minimal. This ability combined with land use changes and opportunities for non-auto travel are paramount in helping… more
Date: August 2010
Creator: Duthie, Jennifer Clare; Waller, S. Travis & Ferguson, Erin M.
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A comprehensive examination of heavy vehicle emissions factors

Description: "This report summarized the findings from reviewing the literature on several topics that are related to heavy vehicle emissions including engine and fuel types, vehicle technologies that can be used to reduce or mitigate vehicle emission, the factors that affect vehicle emission, vehicle emissions modeling, and current and future policy requiring accurate accounting of heavy vehicle emission."
Date: August 2010
Creator: Thompson, Melissa Renee; Unnikrishnan, Avinash; Conway, Alison J. & Walton, C. Michael
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Examining the Market Potential for Natural-Gas Powered Trucks: Barriers and Opportunities for Promoting Environmental Sustainability and Economic Prosperity

Description: Report on the potential of natural-gas-powered trucks for increasing environmental sustainability and potential barriers to implementation of natural-gas fueled trucks.
Date: August 2014
Creator: Hazlett, Ryan & Cresswell, Lauren
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Forecasting the Impacts of Shale Gas Developments on Public Health and Transportation Systems on Both Sides of the Mexico-U.S. Border

Description: Report on an improvement of the Bayesian system for forecasting the impact of shale gas development on public health and transportation systems on both sides of the Mexico-U.S. border near the Eagle Ford formation.
Date: August 2015
Creator: Medina-Cetina, Zenon & Varela, Patricia
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State commercial vehicle security enforcement: operations, technologies, and barriers

Description: "This report details the results of a survey of state enforcement agencies concerning past, present, and future enforcement practices and advanced technology use for commercial vehicle security, as well as recommendations for future improvements."
Date: August 2010
Creator: Walton, C. Michael & Conway, Alison J.
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