A dynamic approach to truck scheduling using an intelligent distributed multi-agent architecture is presented. This paper presents an inherently distributed problem, the dynamic truck scheduling problem which has motivated the current study on an intelligent multi-agent architecture for optimal real time solutions. The .Net environment is critiqued for the proposed multi-agent architecture. A d...

Overall comparisons of crash rates based on mileage indicate that truck crash rates are lower than car crash rates, but that truck crashes are more severe. In 1978 the overall U.S. crash rate for cars was estimated at 8.2 accidents per million vehicle-miles of travel; for large trucks (including combinations) the rate was 4.7 per million vehicle-miles, and for combination trucks (e.g., tractor-...

In traffic data collection, sampling design should satisfy the requirements of identifying prominent pulses corresponding to vehicle axle passage. Insufficient measurement leads signal distortion and attenuation, reducing quality pulses. This study exploits value under-sampled by applying compressed sensing (CS) methods recover components that are critical for detection. Two CS investigated in ...

Abstract The article examines issues related to the design of road tax as an instrument supporting operation trucks that are more environment-friendly transport infrastructure. Introduction presents analyses taxation in European Union Member States, whose aim was identify features eco-friendly with regard principal part contribution is formulation a regression model rates, which subjected stati...

In this paper, we developed truck fuel consumption models for the particular assistance of professionals in charge road project valuation terms predicting used by trucks, which is an important topic on vehicle operating costs to be considered benefit–cost analysis projects. On other hand, has a direct impact emissions atmosphere, and thus future research can conducted regarding estimations abou...

A significant proportion of worker fatalities within Australia result from truck-related incidents. Truck drivers face a number of health and safety concerns. Safety culture, viewed here as the beliefs, attitudes and values shared by an organisation's workers, which interact with their surrounding context to influence behaviour, may provide a valuable lens for exploring safety-related behaviour...

Non Destructive Testing applied to railway axles is performed both in production and in maintenance. During production, NDT is carried out at different stages adopting different techniques, while during maintenance (in-service inspection) only ultrasonic testing is usually carried out. The present paper is focused on some aspects of calibration related to the in-service inspection of railway ax...

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...

Most of previous studies employed dynamic stability test and Hamburg wheel tracking to investigate permanent deformation characteristics asphalt concrete (AC) layer. However, the performance only focuses on surface course neglected influence middle layer base course. The present study investigates four (4) different configurations flexible pavement analyzes contribution AC total as response var...