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Slosh Characteristics of Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs)

Engineering modeling and road testing were undertaken to ascertain whether the slosh characteristics of IBCs aggregated to 1,000 gallons or more are similar to a single or compartmented cargo tank of the same capacity. The results of this testing were considered in determining whether there...

Truck and Bus Maintenance Requirements and Their Impact on Safety

.auto-style1 { text-align: center; } Goal: The goals of this study are to: (1) understand the impact of maintenance on safety-based crashes; (2) develop an operational definition of systematic maintenance; (3) evaluate the effect of current regulations on preventative...

The Role of Human Factors in Cargo Tank Rollovers

.auto-style1 { text-align: center; } Goal:To evaluate how to constructively shape the human factors that play a role in cargo tank rollovers.Background:In previously completed Agency research on cargo tank rollovers, driver error was identified as the primary cause of the rollover 78 percent...

Restorative Rest for Motorcoach Drivers

The aim of this study was to characterize the relationship between off-duty time and sleep using the data collected in the original motorcoach driver fatigue study. This study had the following research questions: How much sleep do motorcoach drivers obtain given the amount of...

Naturalistic Driving Study (Data Analysis)

Goal:To analyze the collected naturalistic driving data from the recently completed Onboard Monitoring System (OBMS) Field Operational Test (FOT) in order to identify safety-critical events and determine factors related to the occurrence of safety-critical events.Background:The recently completed...