Evaluating alternative truck management strategies along interstate 81

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1925, 2005, Pages 76-86

  Rakha, Hesham ^a   Flintsch, Alejandra Medina ^a   Ahn, Kuongho ^a   El Shawarby, Ihab ^a   Arafeh, Mazen ^a  

^a VIRGINIA TECH TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

HEAVY-DUTY TRUCKS; INTEGRATION TRAFFIC SIMULATION SOFTWARE; TRUCK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 33645970407     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1925-09     Document Type: Conference Paper

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