Truck drivers cover hundreds of miles a day carrying goods from distribution centers to store shelves. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration requires truckers to take regular breaks and stop driving altogether once they pass a certain time behind the wheel. That means they must park their trucks and rest somewhere, and that can be […]
freight transportation planning
TTI Researchers Aid TxDOT in Future Freight Planning
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) recently completed a wide-reaching effort to help expand the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT’s) freight transportation planning into the second half of the 21st century. The TxDOT-sponsored project partnered TTI with the Center for Transportation Research (CTR) at the University of Texas at Austin. TTI Research Scientist Jolanda Prozzi […]