| Title | Truck Transportation of Hazardous Materials - A National Overview |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 50363 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Maio, Domenic J.; Liu, Tai-Kuo |
| Source | 166p. in varoius pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration |
| Publication Date | 19871201 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The primary objective of the effort has been to provide Government regulators and policy-makers with (a) an estimate of the aggregate national volume of hazardous chemical and petroleum products transportation in trucks, (b) a profile of the truck fleet involved in hazardous materials transport, and (c) the geographical distribution of the transport activity. After defining data sources and methods, hazardous chemical and petroleum products transport is quantified in terms of total tons, ton-miles, and haul distances. Truck transport categories include domestic production from U.S. plants, imports from ports of entry, and distribution from regional storage facilities. Next, the report characterizes the truck fleet involved in hazardous materials is then presented graphically, with traffic pattterns mapped in terms of major highway corridors. Finally, trends in truck transport of hazardous chemical and petroleum products since 1977 are analyzed. |
| Rosap ID | dot:11751 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11751 |
| TRT Terms | Automobiles by type; Chemicals; Hazardous materials; Petroleum; Statistics; Ton miles; Trucking |
| Classification | AGR - IMPACTS - Environment; NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT; NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Hazardous Materials Transportation; NTL - FREIGHT - Trucking Industry |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-RSPA-87-8 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/50000/50300/50363/DOT-TSC-RSPA-87-08.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |