BACKGROUND Professional truck drivers, as other shift workers, have been identified as a high-risk group for various health conditions including cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, sleep apnoea and stress. Mobile health technologies can potentially improve the health and wellbeing of people with a sedentary lifestyle such as truck drivers. Yet, only a few studies on health promotion inte...

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) data is an inexpensive and ubiquitous source of activity data. Positioning (GPS) example such Although there have been several studies about inferring device using GPS from a consumer device, freight presents unique challenges for having low variable frequency, long transmission gaps, frequent unpredictable ID resetting preserving privacy. This study ai...

One opportunity to manage the increase of freight transportation and to optimize utilization of motorway capacities is the concept of truck platoons. With the aid of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, trucks are electronically coupled keeping very short gaps (approx. 10 meters) to form truck platoons on motorways. This contributes to optimisation of traffic flow and reduction of fuel consumpti...

The objective of this study was utilized the head and eye-tracker system to examine the effects of visual field between sedan and mixed concrete truck on road sign recognition. Participants were asked to search the traffic signs on driving video and give a verbal report instantaneously for visual search. Results of ANOVA revealed that the mode of vertical direction of eye gaze were significant ...

We determine the efficiency of a delivery system in which an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or a fleet of UAVs, provides service to customers while making return trips to a truck that is itself moving. In other words, a UAV picks up a package from the truck (which continues on its route), and after delivering the package, the UAV returns to the truck to pick up the next package. Although the ha...

Go-karts are popular sport mini-car in western countries, and there are gaining prominence in developing countries such as Nigeria. Its performance is determined by the chassis design and the braking system is its lifeline. Because of the lack of a suspension system and differentials, a good chassis must be able to bend and twist. This Go-kart is powered by a Yamaha Vino Automatic Petrol 2-str...

BACKGROUND Fatigue driving is a leading cause of traffic fatalities and injuries in China, especially among heavy truck drivers. The present study tried to examine which and how factors within the human-vehicle-roadway-environment system contribute to the occurrence of crashes involving fatigued truck drivers. FINDINGS To reduce such risk on the road, a total of 9168 crashes which occurred in...

Multi-purpose forest fire fighting vehicles include a combination of equipment such as high-pressure water pump, create corridor insulation cutting machine, vacuum and high wind speed bowling extinguish the sandblast apparatus that is mounted on URAL 4320 active three axles vehicle. When installing vehicles, increases load, affecting vehicle's load distribution, angularity, stability. Therefore...

This paper analyzes the routing of agricultural freight from the fields to the elevators. A number of optimization models are built to analyze the effects of truck type restrictions in the truck mix on the overall system cost of delivering from fields to elevators. The models account for both the selection of truck type and load type for deliveries while respecting the load restrictions imposed...

Transport networks vary and change over time. This paper aims to contribute to raising the level of safety in the road transport industry (trucking industry), by assessing the current state of truck accidents, drivers, and regulations which control the land transport in Saudi Arabia. This has been conducted through surveys and field interviews with specialized authorities. Moreover, to evaluate...