NTL Record

Title Rest Area Forum : Summary of Proceedings
Record ID 16166
Personal Name
Creator
Hamilton, Patricia
Corporate Creator United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
Publisher United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publication Date 19991201
Language English
Abstract More than 70 representatives attended the Rest Area Forum in Atlanta, Georgia, in June 1999. Representatives from Federal and State departments of transportation, the motor carrier industry, and the private truckstop industry, as well as commercial drivers and safety advocates attended the Forum. The purpose of the meeting was to identify issues and find solutions to provide adequate, safe parking for commercial drivers and their vehicles. Issues included safety and security, privately owned truckstops' ability to meet parking needs, alternative parking sites, locations of public rest areas and privately owned truckstops, financial support, time limits, and trucker education about driver fatigue. Forum participants made recommendations to address each of these issues.
Rosap ID dot:35902
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35902
TRT Terms Alternatives analysis; Commercial vehicle operations; Conferences; Physiological fatigue; Financing; Motor carriers; Parking; Roadside rest areas; Safety and security; Trucking
General Subjects Cargo transportation; Commercial vehicles; Financing; Heavy duty vehicles; Meetings; Private organizations; Public access; Recommendations; Rest areas; Traffic safety; Transportation planning; Travel; Private truckstops; Design; Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Terminals and Facilities; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
784601
Contract Number DTFH61-99-P-00157
Report Number FHWA-RD-00-034
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/16000/16100/16166/PB2000102857_2.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository