Highway Reservation System Design and Its Application to Freight Transportation
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Record Type: UTC

Efficient and reliable freight transportation is a key contributor to economic development in both the United States and Taiwan. A lack of adequate government funding has motivated both nations to look to the private sector for innovative solutions to the various problems in the existing transportation systems. Researchers have proposed a highway reservation system for freight carriers using a truck-only lane that guarantees a threshold speed by charging a fee. The mutually beneficial system can potentially help to mitigate congestion; improve freight transportation efficiency and safety; and create a new financing source for highway infrastructure.
Start date: 2010/10/1
Status: Active
Total Dollars: $68,313.00
Source Organization: Purdue University, West Lafayette
Date Added: 06/16/2011
Index Terms: Freight traffic, Freight transportation, Economic development, Truck traffic, Truck lanes, Congestion mitigation, Reservation systems, Highways, User charges, Taiwan, United States,

Research and Innovative Technology Administration
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
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USA

NEXTRANS
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Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Peeta, Srinivas
Phone: (765) 496-9729
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Email: peeta@purdue.edu