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| 2019 TRB Annual Meeting: Interactive Program Now Available |
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| The Interactive Program for the 98th TRB Annual Meeting, January 13-17, 2019, in Washington, D.C. is now available. This helpful online tool enables you to navigate through some 5,000 presentations in more than 800 transportation-related sessions at the meeting. The Interactive Program contains the full schedule of sessions, workshops, and... |
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| TRB Webinar: How to Survive and Thrive at the TRB Annual Meeting |
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| TRB will conduct a webinar on Monday, November 12, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET and Wednesday, December 12, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET that will help both new and returning Annual Meeting attendees get the most out of their meeting experience. The webinar will review issues related to planning for the meeting, including hotel... |
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| TRB Webinar: Unmanned Aerial Systems at Airports |
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| TRB Webinar: Highway Maintenance Goes to College |
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| TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET that will discuss highway maintenance education programs at the associate degree level. This webinar will identify the most important training needs in the highway maintenance industry, discuss how to meet these needs, and describe innovative agency and industry... |
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| TRB Webinar: Balanced/Performance-Engineered Asphalt Mixture Design – Part 2 |
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| TRB will conduct a webinar on Monday, November 26, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that will discuss balanced/performance-engineered asphalt mixture design. Agencies have identified the integration of mechanical and performance tests with current volumetric design practice as an encouraging method for the production of longer-lasting asphalt... |
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| TRB Webinar: Design Considerations for Airport Emergency Operations Centers |
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| TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, November 29, 2018, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s 04-20: Design Considerations for Airport EOCs and Synthesis 73: Emergency Communication Planning for Airports. Emergency operations centers (EOCs) are involved in command and... |
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| TRB Webinar: Changes in Demographics and Markets for Public Transportation |
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| TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)’s Research Report 201: Understanding Changes in Demographics, Preferences, and Markets for Public Transportation. This webinar will explore how changes in demographics, traveler... |
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| 6th Florida Automated Vehicles (FAV) Summit: Early Registration Ends October 31, 2018* |
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| TRB is cosponsoring the 6th Florida Automated Vehicles (FAV) Summit on November 27-28, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. The summit addresses technologies, operations, and policy issues surrounding autonomous vehicles, including public transportation issues. It explores activities undertaken by Florida and other state departments of transportation to create ... |
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| 6th International Conference on Women’s Issues in Transportation (WIiT 2019) |
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| TRB is sponsoring the 6th International Conference on Women’s Issues in Transportation (WIiT 2019) on September 10-13, 2019 in Irvine, California. This conference explores women’s perspectives, challenges, achievements, and opportunities with respect to travel and transportation. Session tracks include women’s travel behavior patterns;... |
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| 2018-2019 ACRP University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs |
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| TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) is sponsoring a national competition for U.S.-based undergraduate and/or graduate students to design innovative solutions that address airport issues and constraints to enhance the management, safety, capacity and efficiency of the nation’s airports. Winning design proposals receive cash awards,... |
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| RFI: Panel Nominations for Impacts of Connected Vehicles and Automated Vehicles on State and Local Transportation Agencies |
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| TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) is seeking panel nominations for tasks associated with research related to connected and automated vehicles by November 20, 2018. The objectives of this NCHRP project are to identify critical issues associated with connected vehicles and automated vehicles that state and local... |
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| RFP: Wrong-Way Driving Solutions, Policy, and Guidance |
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| TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a request for proposals to develop a handbook for practitioners implementing traditional and advanced safety countermeasures to achieve reductions in wrong-way driving incidents and crashes on roadways. Proposals are due November 28, 2018. |
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| RFP: A Guidebook for Risk-Based Construction Inspection |
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| TRB's National Cooperative HIghway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a request for proposals to develop an AASHTO guidebook for risk-based construction inspection. Proposals are due December 6, 2018. |
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| RFP: A Calibrated and Validated National Performance-Related Specification for Emulsified Asphalt Binder |
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| TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a request for proposals to develop a national performance-related material specification for emulsified asphalt binder for use with chip seals and microsurfacing/slurry seals. Proposals are due December 6, 2018. |
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| RFP: Guidelines for Corrosion Protection of Steel Bridges Using Duplex Coating Systems |
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| TRB's National Cooperative HIghway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a request for proposals to develop AASHTO guidelines for corrosion protection of using duplex coating systems for extending the service life of steel bridges that can be adopted by AASHTO. Proposals are due December 11, 2018. |
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| RFP: Guide for Snow and Ice Control Operations |
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| TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a request for proposals to develop a guide that will serve as the primary source for guidance on all aspects of snow and ice control operations. Proposals are due December 12, 2018. |
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| RFP: Determination of Encroachment Conditions in Work Zones |
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| TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a request for proposals to evaluate work zone encroachments and develop guidance to improve safety for workers and the traveling public in roadway work zones. Proposals are due December 13, 2018. |
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| TRB Volunteer Profile: Dr. Erol Tutumluer |
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| Dr. Erol Tutumluer, professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), is a featured volunteer in the TR News. Dr. Tutumluer specializes in transportation geotechnics, and his research focuses on designing and building a sustainable transportation infrastructure by... |
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| A Primer to Prepare for the Connected Airport and the Internet of Things |
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| TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Report 191: A Primer to Prepare for the Connected Airport and the Internet of Things introduces the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT) within the airport environment to leverage current and emerging technologies. IoT can be used to provide information and services to airport... |
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| Quantifying the Effects of Preservation Treatments on Pavement Performance |
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| TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 858: Quantifying the Effects of Preservation Treatments on Pavement Performance presents a proposed framework that uses performance measures to quantify the changes in pavement performance in terms of condition, service life, and life-cycle costs. Pavement preservation... |
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| Field Evaluation of Reflected Noise from a Single Noise Barrier |
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| TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 886: Field Evaluation of Reflected Noise from a Single Noise Barrier analyzes the characteristics of sound reflected from a noise barrier to the opposite side of a highway. State departments of transportation (DOTs) periodically receive complaints from residents about... |
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| Understanding Changes in Demographics, Preferences, and Markets for Public Transportation |
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| TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Research Report 201: Understanding Changes in Demographics, Preferences, and Markets for Public Transportation explores how changes in demographics, traveler preferences, and markets for public transportation affect transit ridership in the present and the future. The report explores how an... |
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| Implications of Connected and Automated Driving Systems, Vol. 1: Legal Landscape |
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| TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 253: Implications of Connected and Automated Driving Systems, Vol. 1: Legal Landscape explores federal, state, and international legal activities and practices regarding Connected and Automated Vehicles and Highly Automated Vehicles (C/AV/HAVs): l Section 1 reviews... |
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| Implications of Connected and Automated Driving Systems, Vol. 2: State Legal and Regulatory Audit |
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| TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 253: Implications of Connected and Automated Driving Systems, Vol. 2: State Legal and Regulatory Audit assists state agencies as they work to adapt their legal programs to reflect the realities of Connected and Automated Driving Systems (C/ADSs)—a term that in this... |
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| Implications of Connected and Automated Driving Systems, Vol. 3: Legal Modification Prioritization and Harmonization Analysis |
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| TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 253: Implications of Connected and Automated Driving Systems, Vol. 3: Legal Modification Prioritization and Harmonization Analysis identifies how and when regulations and laws will need to be modified to facilitate the implementation of Connected and Automated Driving... |
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| Implications of Connected and Automated Driving Systems, Vol. 4: Autonomous Vehicle Action Plan |
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| TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 253: Implications of Connected and Automated Driving Systems, Vol. 4: Autonomous Vehicle Action Plan (AVAP) develops awareness of the legislative landscape and the foundational laws and regulations that may need to be prioritized for modification for Connected and... |
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| Implications of Connected and Automated Driving Systems, Vol. 5: Developing the Autonomous Vehicle Action Plan |
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| TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 253: Implications of Connected and Automated Driving Systems, Vol. 5: Developing the Autonomous Vehicle Action Plan provides technical background on developing Volumes 1 through 4 of NCHRP Web-Only Document 253. It includes further background on terminology and... |
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| Implications of Connected and Automated Driving Systems, Vol. 6: Implementation Plan |
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| TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 253: Implications of Connected and Automated Driving Systems, Vol. 6: Implementation Plan provides a technical memorandum on how to put the research findings and products into practice; identifies possible institutions that might take leadership in applying the research ... |
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| Guidance for Underwater Installation of Filter Systems |
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| TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 887: Guidance for Underwater Installation of Filter Systems provides guidance on design procedures, material testing requirements, installation alternatives, and quality checklist items for both granular and geotextile filters. Filters are an important countermeasure for... |
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| Underwater Installation of Filter Systems for Scour and Erosion Countermeasures, Volume 1: Research Report |
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| TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 254: Underwater Installation of Filter Systems for Scour and Erosion Countermeasures, Volume 1: Research Report documents the research effort of NCHRP Research Report Research Report 887: Guidance for Underwater Installation of Filter Systems. The project provides... |
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| Underwater Installation of Filter Systems for Scour and Erosion Countermeasures, Volume 2: Training Manual |
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| TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 254: Underwater Installation of Filter Systems for Scour and Erosion Countermeasures, Volume 2: Training Manual provides training on the underwater placement of filters, and can be adapted into a workshop or distance learning presentations. The project provides guidance... |
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| Pedestrian Safety |
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| The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a report that discusses a previous NTSB forum and other investigations related to pedestrian safety. This report focuses on fifteen specific fatal pedestrian crashes and provides suggestions for improving pedestrian safety. |
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| Successes in Stewardship Newsletter: September 2018 |
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| The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of its Successes in Stewardship bi-monthly newsletter, which highlights current environmental streamlining practices from around the United States. This edition features information about technical assistance on the Context Sensitive Solutions and Design (CSS/D) process. CSS/D... |
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| Feasibility of Mapping and Marking Underground Utilities by State Transportation Departments |
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| The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a technical brief that documents the extent to which state transportation departments manage utility installations within the highway right-of-way. This research focuses on the use of three-dimensional (3D) techniques by state transportation departments, since there is a growing demand to use 3D ... |
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| Comparative Nitrogen and Pesticide Removal with Sorption Media in Linear Ditch for Groundwater and Stormwater Treatment |
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| The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that describes the design and data analysis regarding the nitrogen removal effectiveness of a linear ditch. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection regulates the introduction of nitrogen into groundwater and surface water from stormwater runoff and agricultural discharge.... |
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| Effect of Proximity of Sheet Pile Walls on the Apparent Capacity of Driven Displacement Piles: Final Report |
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| The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that investigates the effects that installation and removal of sheet pile walls have on driven piles founded in granular soils. Pile construction and installation in the ground may cause major changes in the stress state and density conditions of soil within the vicinity of the pile. |
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| Evaluation of the Impact of the I-66 Active Traffic Management System: Phase II |
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| The Virginia Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates an active traffic management system on I-66 in Virginia. The project was intended to improve safety and operations on I-66 without physically expanding the roadway through better management of the existing facility. Components of this system include advisory variable... |
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| Sustainable Transportation Implications of On-Demand Ride Services |
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| The Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California at Davis has released a report that discusses various perspectives of policies and other actions that might enable on-demand services to help alleviate existing transportation issues. This report focuses on the issues of congestion, emissions, and inequality of access and... |
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| Access Across America: Auto 2017 Methodology |
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| The Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota has released a report that describes the data and methodology used in the Access Across America: Auto 2017 report. Accessibility is the ease of reaching valued destinations, but there are a variety of ways to measure accessibility. |
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| Access Across America: Auto 2017 |
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| The Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota has released a report that estimates the accessibility to jobs by auto for each of the 11 million U.S. census blocks. This report presents detailed accessibility and congestion impact values for the fifty largest (by population) metropolitan area, and includes a census... |
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| Evaluating the Use of Nanomaterials to Enhance Properties of Asphalt Binders and Mixtures |
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| The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that evaluates a number of different nanomaterials in terms of their ability to improve the high-temperature properties of asphalt binders. This report identifies the nanomaterials’ ability to disperse effectively in the asphalt binder, analyzes their ... |
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| Applications of Partial Depth Precast Concrete Deck Panels on Horizontally Curved Steel and Concrete Bridges |
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| The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that determines the stability of precast concrete panels (PCPs) that rest on polystyrene bedding strips. PCPs are commonly used as stay-in-place formwork for straight bridges, but are not used on horizontally curved girder systems in Texas. The Texas... |
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| Policy Priorities for Decarbonising Urban Passenger Transport |
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| The International Transport Forum has released a report that determines policy priorities, megatrends, and pressing issues regarding the decarbonization of urban passenger transportation. The goal of this report is to identify policy priorities for decarbonization efforts in the transportation sector. |
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| The Application of Cellular Network Data for Travel Behavior Research |
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| The Institute of Transport Economics at the Norwegian Center for Transport Research has released a report that describes the application of cellular network data from mobile phones for travel behavior research. The goal of this report is to discover topics that need more investigation in order to apply this type of data to research and innovation... |
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| U.S. Passenger Jets under ICAO’s CO2 Standard, 2018-2038 |
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| The International Council on Clean Transportation has released a report that predicts effects of the new aircraft carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction standard. This standard, which mandates CO2 reductions for aircraft, will be enforced for all new aircraft beginning in 2028. |
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| SHRP2 Webinar on Improving Grade Crossing Safety |
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| The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will host a webinar on Wednesday, November 7, from 1:30 PM-3:00 PM ET on improving grade crossing safety through the use of improved diagnostics and new technologies, as part of the second Strategic Highway Research Program ... |
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| Cost of Congestion to the Trucking Industry: 2018 Update |
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| The American Transportation Research Institute has released a report that updates a methodology to quantify and monetize the impact of congestion on the trucking industry. Safe and reliable truck movements affect the economic growth in the U.S., and motor carriers are directly affected by congestion through increased operating costs, wasted fuel,... |
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| Drug-Impaired Driving: Marijuana and Opioids Raise Critical Issues for States |
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| The Governors Highway Safety Association has released a report that provides guidance for states to address marijuana and opioid-impaired driving within their impaired driving programs. Marijuana and opioid use can cause crashes. |
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