Using axle configuration, body type, and payload data to benchmark truck traffic trends on highway networks serving freight-intensive developments
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Date
2015
Authors
Maranchuk, Kristopher
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Publisher
Transportation Association of Canada
Abstract
This research uses axle configuration, truck body type, and payload data to benchmark truck traffic trends on highway networks. Planning and designing the highway infrastructure serving freight-intensive developments (e.g., inland ports, ports, industrial parks) is complex because future freight demand is difficult to predict. This thesis addresses this difficulty by establishing benchmark relationships between axle configuration, truck body type, and payload for trucks operating on highways serving CentrePort Canada, an inland port being developed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Based on the analysis of an aggregated data set of over 6500 records, the research reveals the predominant axle configurations and truck body types utilized by carriers in Manitoba and characterizes the loading patterns of these vehicles by applying a Gaussian Mixture Model. The findings contribute to an improved understanding of the axle configuration, truck body type, and payload linkages that are evident within a diverse trucking fleet.
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Axle configuration, Body type, Payload data, Truck traffic, Highway networks, Freight-intensive developments
Citation
Maranchuk, K., J.D. Regehr 2015. “Highway Planning and Design for Inland Ports.” In TAC 2015: Getting You There Safely - 2015 Conference and Exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada. Ottawa, ON: Transportation Association of Canada.