Reports are grouped according to University Transportation Center categories. Many of our reports are available below in HTML or PDF format. All reports are available in hard copy without charge upon request to MBTC. Please include your name, institutional affiliation, and USPS mailing address in each request. mbtc@uark.edu

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE

Measurement, Characterization, and Modeling

• Cost-Benefit Evaluation of Large Truck-Automobile Speed Limit Differentials on Rural Interstate Highways, Steven L. Johnson and Naveen Pawar. (MBTC 2048) [ MS Word | HTML | PDF ]
• Gap Acceptance at Non-Standard Stop-Controlled Intersections (1059)
• Rural Roadway Capacity and Congestion--Phase I (1033)

• Assessment of Scheduling and Dispatching Software for Arkansas Public Transit (1085)
• The Design of a Communications Network to Support Mobile Health Systems (Telemedicine) in Arkansas (1035)
• Integration of a Mobile Health Care System to Deliver Primary Care to the Rural Areas of Arkansas (1015)
• Strategy, Structure, and Performance of Rural Transportation Companies (1058)
• A Simple Approach to Linehaul-Backhaul Problems: A Guided Local Search Approach for the Vehicle Routing Problem (1102)
• A Genetic Algorithm Approach to Door Assignments in Breakbulk Terminals (1084)

• Community Impact of Regional Transportation Infrastructure Growth (1017)
• Developing and Testing of A Screening Model for Predicting Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver Retention (1016)
• Motor Carrier Effectiveness: A Study of Personnel Practices, Driver Turnover, and Company Effectiveness in the Trucking Industry (1043)
• A Model for Predicting Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver's Job Performance Related to Highway Safety (2043)
• Motor Carrier Effectiveness by John E. Delery, Ph.D. and Nina Gupta, Ph.D. (MBTC 1086) [ MS Word | HTML | PDF ]

• Physical, Economic, and Political Feasibility for Trade of U.S. Grain for Russian Oil By Maria Stoletova - Project Director and Advisor: Dr. C. Ray Asfahl (MBTC 2038) [ MS Word | HTML | PDF ]
• Assessment of Arkansas Economic Impacts of Rural Public Transportation (1062)
• Computer Model for Estimating Field Operation Manpower (1026)
• An Economic Evaluation of Optimal Intermodal Soybean Flows in Arkansas with Projected Effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (1491)
• Effects of Motor Carrier Deregulation on Small Rural Communities (1019)
• Establishing Subsidy Levels for Rural Public Transportation Systems (1045)
• Evaluating the Role of Public Transportation in Welfare Reform (1088)
• A GIS-Enhanced Cultural Resource Management System (1012)
• The Impacts of Welfare-to-Work Programs on Rural Public Transportation Demand: Case Studies in the State of Oklahoma (1082)
• The Northwest Arkansas Transit Assessment Study (1103)
• Purchasing Transportation Services in Rural Communities: Alliance Formation Motives and Achievements (1047)
• Quick Response Community Planning (2001)
• The Role of Transportation in Service Access for Rural Elderly (1523)
• Rural Inland Waterways Economic Impact Kit: Analysis Manual (1087a)
• Rural Inland Waterways Economic Impact Kit: User's Guide (1087b)
• A Mobility Information Management System (MIMS) for Rural Transportation (2020)
• Northwest Arkansas Regional Mobility Plan (2009)
• Ingredients in Planning Successful Rural Transportation Services for Welfare Reform (2002)
• Transportation Infrastructure and Rural Economic Growth (1734)

• Automated Traffic Accident Data Entry (1068)

PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

• Acquisition and Evaluation of Hamburg Wheel-Tracking Device (1044)
• Aeroelastic Analysis of Bridge Girder Section Using Computer Modeling (1095)
• Automated Aggregate Shape Analysis and Rutting/Stripping Performance (1067)
• Development of Comprehensive Low-Volume Pavement Design Procedures (1070)
• Effect of Rubber on Asphalt Mixes (1009)
• A Geographic Information System to Predict Soil Erosion Potential in Rural Transportation Construction Projects (1005)
• Permanent Deformation of Subgrade Soils--Phase I: A Test Protocol (1069)
• Permanent Deformation of Subgrade Soils--Phase II: Repeated Load Testing of Four Soils (1089)
• Permeability of Pavement Base Course (1010)
• Pre-Designed Timber Bridges of Three Types for Arkansas County Roads (1057)
• Quantitative Analysis of Amine-Based Liquid Antistrip Additives in Asphalt--Phase II (1055)
• Slope Reliability (1014)
• Structural Design of Portland Cement Concrete Overlays for Pavements (1052)
• Designing Horizontal Curves for Low-Speed Environments (2019)
• Environmental Technology Verification Report of the Low-Cost Stormwater BMP Study(2018)
• GIS-Based BMP Planning Tool for Stormwater Quality Management (MBTC 2031)
• Life Cycle Economic Comparison of Common Sign Post Materials and Types (MBTC 2039)
• A Study of Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Superpave Binders Containing Air Blown Asphalt (MBTC 2049)

• A 3-D Terrain Visualization Database for Highway Information Management (1092)
• The Development of a Full Digital and Networkable Nulti-Media Based Highway Information System--Phase I (1040)
• Geographic Information Systems for Water Resource Risk Management (1091)
• Investigation of Image Archiving for Pavement Surface Distress Survey (1072)
• Object Markers at Narrow Bridges on Low Volume Rural Highways (1083)
• Rural Rest Area Privatization Conditions (1071)
• Update and Modification of the Kansas Low-Volume Roads Handbook and the Handbook of Traffic Engineering Practices for Small Cities - Volume 1 (9206)
• Update and Modification of the Kansas Low-Volume Roads Handbook and the Handbook of Traffic Engineering Practices for Small Cities - Volume 2 (9206)
• Repair of Damaged Concrete Structures Using Prepreg Composites (2033)
• Application and Advanced Development of the Next-Generation Highway Data Vehicle (9205)
• Development of a Simplified Asphalt Concrete Stiffness/Fatigue Testing Device (2014)

• Benefit-Cost Analysis of Constructing a Rail Connection and Intermodal Facility at the Mississippi River Port of Yellow Bend in Arkansas (1032)
• Demand for Intermodal Transportation in Arkansas (1018)
• Waterside Industrial Sites on the Ouachita River in Arkansas (1056)
• Empty Container Management for Container-on-Barge (COB) Transportation: Planning Horizon Effects on Empty Container Managementin a Multi-Modal Transportation Network (2003)

INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE

• Assisted Night Vision for Motorists in Highway Construction Zones: Phase I*, by Hirak C. Patangia, Ph.D., P.E. (MBTC 2050) [ MS Word | HTML | PDF ]
• Modeling Traffic Flows and Conflicts at Roundabouts (1099)
• Further Studies of Roundabouts (2016)
• Identification of Countermeasures to Reduce Severity of Rural Highway Crashes (2051)
• Evaluation of Automated Work Zone Information Systems (2025)
• Incremental Improvements in Rural Two-Lane Highways (1098)

• Development and Analysis of Efficient Delivery Lanes and Zones in Truckload Trucking (1061)
• Dynamic Vehicle Routing and Scheduling for City Delivery and Pickup (1065)
• Efficient Dispatching in a Terminal City Network (2004)
• GIS-based Freight Density and Capacity Modeling (1060)
• A GIS-based Intelligent Trailer Management System (1066)
• Hub and Spoke Networks in Truckload Trucking: Configuration and Operational Concerns (1022)
• Hub and Spoke Networks in Truckload Trucking: Sensitivity Analysis and Extended Testing (1022)
• An Interactive Approach to Locate Breakbulk Terminals for LTL Trucking Operations (1037)
• LTL Terminal Scheduling and Trailer Pool Modeling (1051)
• New Marketing Paradigms for Truckload Trucking: Using Agile Dedicated Fleets to Regularize Distribution (1080)
• Optimal Design of Merge-in-Transit Distribution Networks (1064)
• Quantifying the Impact of Refrigerated Unit Failures (2005)
• Determining Optimal Trailer Duty as a Function of Use and Age (2017)
• Efficient Timing of Freight Pickup Assignments Through Simulation (2013)
• Determining Optimal Trailer Duty as a Function of Use and Age (2017)
• Online Benchmarking Systmes for Transportaiton Providers (2015)
• Modeling and Analysis of Transportation Flows Created by E-Commerce Transactions (2012)

• Computer Assisted Cost Assessment of Intermodal Transportation Linkages--Phase I (1020)
• Computer Assisted Cost Assessment of Intermodal Transportation Linkages--Phase II (1036)
• A Feasibility Assessment of Truck-Barge Intermodal Freight Transportation (1079)
• Finding Synergy in Intermodal Operations with Truck and Rail (1101)
• Intermodal Profitability Analysis in the Truckload and LTL Industries (1081)
• Marketing of Container-on-Barge (COB) Transportation to Promote Utilization of Arkansas Waterways (1100)
• Optimization of Chassis Reallocation in Doublestack Container Transportation System (1021)
• Potential Barge Transportation for Inbound Corn and Grain (1063)
• Real-Time Routing of Shipments Considering Transfer Costs and Shipment Characteristics (1050)
• Simulation of the Railway Component of Intermodal Transportation (1077)
• Impact of Wireless Data Systems on the Transportation Systems of the Future (2023)
• Economic Evaluation of the Impact of Waterways on the State of Arkansas (9208)
• Integrated Analysis of Transportation and Inventory in Intermodal Distribution Networks (2041)
• WebShipCost - Intermodal Transportation Linkage Cost Assessment Via the WWW (2024)
• WebShipCost - Quantifying Risk in Intermodal Transportation (2035)

VEHICLES

• Comparative Esterification of Agricultural Oils for Biodiesel Blending (2052)