Accounting for Commercial Vehicles in Urban Transportation Models

Prepared by: Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Prepared for: Federal Highway Administration

Table of Contents

Summary Report

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March 2004

• 1.0 Overview
• 2.0 Literature Review
• 3.0 Definition of Commercial Vehicles
• 4.0 Data Sources
• 5.0 Magnitude and Distribution
• 6.0 Methods for Estimating and Forecasting Commercial Vehicle Travel
• 7.0 Calibration and Validation Data
• 8.0 Conclusions

Task 2 - Literature Review

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January 2003

• 1.0 Overview of the Literature Review
• 2.0 State of the Practice
• 3.0 Data Sources
• 4.0 Modeling Approaches
• 5.0 Literature by Vehicle Type
• Appendix A - References
• Appendix B - Detailed References by Commercial Vehicle Type

Task 3 - Magnitude and Distribution

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November 2003

• Executive Summary
• 1.0 Introduction
• 2.0 Types of Commercial Vehicles
• 3.0 Data Sources
• 4.0 Magnitude and Distribution
• 5.0 Next Steps
• Appendix A - Paratransit Trips
• Appendix B - Largest 100 School District Bus Fleets in 2000
• Appendix C - Taxi Data from Fact Book 2002 (Taxicab Division)
• Appendix D - Airport Surveys
• Appendix E - FHWA Vehicle Classification Tables

Task 4 - Methods, Parameters, and Data Sources

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February 2004

• Executive Summary
• 1.0 Introduction
• 2.0 Methods for Estimating and Forecasting Commercial Vehicle Travel
• 3.0 Summary by Vehicle Group
• 4.0 Calibration and Validation Data
• 5.0 Recommendations for Future Data Development
• 6.0 References
• Appendix A. Data Sources by Vehicle Category