Journal of the Transportation Research Forum (JTRF Volume 44, Number 1 - Spring 2005)

Table of Contents

A Message from the JTRF General Editor
Michael W. Babcock

Articles:

Characteristics of Vehicle Platoons at Isolated Intersections by Yi Jiang and Shuo Li
Abstract | Full Article

The Measurement of Grain Barge Demand on Inland Waterways: A Study of the Upper Mississippi River by Tun-Hsiang (Edward) Yu and Stephen W. Fuller
Abstract | Full Article

Safety and Security: Developing a Cooperative Process to Meet the Public Transportation Challenge by Kathryn Dobie and Rhonda Hensley
Abstract | Full Article

Investments Under Uncertainty in Air Transportation: A Real Options Perspective by Bruno Miller and John-Paul Clarke
Abstract | Full Article

The Relative Efficiency in the Blending of Strategic Dimensions Utilized in the Generation of Customer Satisfaction in the LTL Motor Carrier Industry by Carl A. Scheraga
Abstract | Full Article

Value of Time for Commercial Vehicle Operators by Brian Smalkoski and David Levinson
Abstract | Full Article

The Effects of Safety Practices, Technology Adoption, and Firm Characteristics on Motor Carrier Safety by Sarah J. Dammen
Abstract | Full Article

A Quantitative Evaluation of the Nighttime Visual Sign Inspection Method by William J. Rasdorf, Joseph E. Hummer, Stephanie C. Vereen, and Hubo Cai
Abstract | Full Article

Logistics Costs Based Estimation of Freight Transportation Demand by Michael F. Gorman and Daniel G. Conway
Abstract | Full Article

Industry Issue Papers:

Understanding the Shared Operation of Commuter Rail Transit and Freight Railroads by Rongfang (Rachel) Liu, Fei Yang, and Mei Chen
Abstract | Full Article

The Rebirth of Airships by Barry E. Prentice, Richard P. Beilock, Alfred J. Phillips, and Jim Thomson
Abstract | Full Article

Book Reviews:

Traffic Safety by Richard Tay
Full Article


On the cover: "Barge transportation on the 25,710 miles of inland waterways is an important part of the U.S. transportation system; yet little is known about the demand for barge service. The article by Yu and Fuller on page 27 examines this topic." (photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

General Editor: Michael W. Babcock, Kansas State University and Kofi Obeng, North Carolina A&T State University

Book Review Editor: Jack S. Ventura, Surface Transportation Board

Associate Editors: Richard Gritta, University of Portland; Robert Harrison, University of Texas; Kevin H. Horn, AECOM Consulting Transportation Group; Patrick McCarthy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Barry Prentice, University of Manitoba; and Carl Scheraga, Fairfield University.

Disclaimer: The facts, opinions, and conclusions set forth in the articles contained herein are those of the authors and quotations should be so attributed. They do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the Transportation Research Forum (TRF), nor can TRF assume any responsibility for the accuracy or validity of any of the information contained herein.

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