Tracking Trucks to Improve Performance
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2013
Pages
2 pp.
Abstract
Freight transportation is an important part of Oregon’s economy, and the Oregon Department of Transportation, or ODOT, continually observes the highway system to make sure it is running as smoothly as possible. By monitoring the progress of individual trucks, ODOT can obtain performance metrics such as travel time, travel delays, and origin-destination flows. This information can help identify slow passages or bottlenecks in the highway system. Typical ways of obtaining these metrics, however, may involve purchasing expensive equipment, and may also raise privacy concerns if each truck is required to carry a tracking unit. To avoid these difficulties, Portland State University researcher Chris Monsere explored a simpler way to get freight performance measures using a probabilistic approach.
ORCID
0000-0003-2003-9343 (Cetin)
Original Publication Citation
Cetin, M. & Monsere, C.M. (2013). Tracking trucks to improve performance. Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC). http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/16962
Repository Citation
Cetin, Mecit and Monsere, Christopher M., "Tracking Trucks to Improve Performance" (2013). Civil & Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications. 133.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/cee_fac_pubs/133