Truck Access and Parking: Improved Parking Information and Reservations for Truckers

The objective of this research projects is to develop, demonstrate, and evaluate a Smart Truck Parking through the application of real-time truck traveler information, including parking availability, routing, and reservations. The purpose is to significantly reduce illegal parking and increase use of existing truck parking capacity. In addition to having a direct influence on the the parking shortage, the smart parking system will also help mitigate and address other truck-related impacts including safety of the traveling public, congestion, air quality, wear and tear on pavement, and economic productivity.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $5135373.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  California Department of Transportation

  1227 O Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95843
• Project Managers:

  Hanson, Matt

• Performing Organizations:

  Regents of the University of California, Berkeley

  Berkeley, CA  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Shaheen, Susan

• Start Date: 20080701
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20150630
• Source Data: RiP Project 27576

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Parking facilities; Pavement distress; Real time information; Reservations; Traffic congestion; Truck traffic; Trucking
• Identifier Terms: Port of Long Beach; Port of Los Angeles
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01466095
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: California Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 3:10PM