Truck Activity Analysis Using GPS Data

The primary objective of this study is to determine how truck global positioning system (GPS) data will be used to analyze statewide freight flow patterns in Arkansas. The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) is currently involved in developing a State Freight Plan. For the plan, the AHTD consulted with Cambridge Systematics to conduct a freight bottleneck analysis using American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) GPS data. The proposed project will expand the initial analysis by using a more comprehensive sample that covers all four seasons and by exploring the representativeness of the GPS data sample in Arkansas. Additionally, the proposed work will investigate methods to integrate the GPS data into the Arkansas Statistical Time-division Multiplexing (AR STDM) and explore special applications such as truck parking issues, intermodal connector usage, and geographic truck sheds of ports and intermodal terminals.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $229993
• Contract Numbers:

  TRC1702

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department

  P.O. Box 2261
  Little Rock, AR  United States  72203
• Project Managers:

  McKenney, Christopher

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

  Board of Trustees
  Fayetteville, AR  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Hernandez, Sarah

• Start Date: 20160701
• Expected Completion Date: 20180630
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bottlenecks; Freight traffic; Global Positioning System; Intermodal terminals; Parking facilities; Port operations; Traffic data; Truck traffic
• Identifier Terms: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
• Geographic Terms: Arkansas
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01640899
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
• Contract Numbers: TRC1702
• Files: RiP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 12 2017 11:25AM