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Article
A Study of Truck Parking Facilities’ Adequacy in Brazilian Federal Highways
Author(s)
Amir Mattar Valente, Caroline Mazzuco Furlan, Eduardo Lobo and Jorge Destri Junior
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DOI:10.17265/1934-7359/2015.11.005
Affiliation(s)
Transportation and Logistics Laboratory (LabTrans), Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis 88040-970, Brazil
ABSTRACT
According to
Brazilian reports of large trucks accidents on
Federal Highway, fatigue and speeding are the major contributors
to those accidents in which drivers are trying to
meet short delivery deadlines for long hauls. A new federal law has been approved to limit truck drivers’ working times, including maximum continuous
driving time and maximum daily and weekly on-duty time. We present a study that
aims at analyzing whether the existing resting areas on federal highways have sufficient capacity to meet current and future
demand for truck stops. We have established the following method: In the first
step, we review and study different models found in
the literature and evaluate their potential application to Brazilian conditions; In the next step, we
develop our own model and, finally, validate it using data from BR-101 Federal Highway,
in Santa Catarina State. Tests made using part of collected data (which
were subjected to statistical treatment) showed satisfactory
results, indicating that the demand behavior was consistent with that observed
in the field and the answers provided by truck drivers in the interviews. The
research has yet to complete processing all data and it also must be repeated
in other regions with different characteristics.
KEYWORDS
Hours of service, truck parking, rest areas, truck stop.
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