Trusted Truck(TM)2 (Phase A)

This project builds on prior work to instrument a heavy tractor trailer with sensors on critical vehicle safety systems and transmitting that data to an inspection station to support the US DOT goal of developing a capability of wireless truck inspections to enhance highway safety.

• Record URL:
  http://www.ntrci.org/projects/u06.html
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This project is funded by National Transportation Research Center Inc. NTRCI-UTC which is a separate entity from the University of Tennessee Regional UTC called the "STC"

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $420777.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTRT-06-G-0043

  DTRT-06-G-0043-U06

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Transportation Research Center, Incorporated

  Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  Knoxville, TN  United States  37932
• Project Managers:

  Petrolino, Joseph

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  Knoxville, TN  United States 

  Volvo Technology of America

  Greensboro, NC  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Urbanik, Thomas

• Start Date: 20070401
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20080531
• Source Data: RiP Project 14382

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Heavy vehicles; Highway safety; Inspection stations; Research projects; Sensors; Tractor trailer combinations; Vehicle safety; Wireless communication systems; Wireless sensor networks
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01464821
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Transportation Research Center, Incorporated
• Contract Numbers: DTRT-06-G-0043, DTRT-06-G-0043-U06
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:50PM