TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council A2 - Joel L. Horowitz A2 - Tom Plewes TI - Measuring International Trade on U.S. Highways SN - DO - 10.17226/11167 PY - 2005 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11167/measuring-international-trade-on-us-highways PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure KW - Behavioral and Social Sciences KW - Surveys and Statistics AB - International trade plays a substantial role in the economy of the United States. More than 1.6 billion tons of international merchandise was conveyed using the U.S. transportation system in 2001. The need to transport this merchandise raises concerns about the quality of the transportation system and its ability to support this component of freight movement. Measuring International Trade on U.S. Highways evaluates the accuracy and reliability of measuring the ton-miles and value-miles of international trade traffic carried by highway for each state. This report also assesses the accuracy and reliability of the use of diesel fuel data as a measure of international trade traffic by state and identifies needed improvements in long-term data collection programs. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership SN - DO - 10.17226/12258 PY - 2008 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12258/review-of-the-21st-century-truck-partnership PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure KW - Energy and Energy Conservation AB - The 21st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP), a cooperative research and development partnership formed by four federal agencies with 15 industrial partners, was launched in the year 2000 with high hopes that it would dramatically advance the technologies used in trucks and buses, yielding a cleaner, safer, more efficient generation of vehicles. Review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership critically examines and comments on the overall adequacy and balance of the 21CTP. The book reviews how well the program has accomplished its goals, evaluates progress in the program, and makes recommendations to improve the likelihood of the Partnership meeting its goals. Key recommendations of the book include that the 21CTP should be continued, but the future program should be revised and better balanced. A clearer goal setting strategy should be developed, and the goals should be clearly stated in measurable engineering terms and reviewed periodically so as to be based on the available funds. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - Bruno Miller A2 - Donovan Johnson A2 - Philip Jones A2 - Terry Thompson A2 - Michael Johnson A2 - Meghan Hunt A2 - Donald Schenk A2 - Judith Driver A2 - Gerald Biscardi A2 - Jack Lavin A2 - David Plavin A2 - Ryk Dunkelberg A2 - Cody Fussell A2 - Peter Van Pelt A2 - Diana Glassman A2 - Hazel Peace A2 - John Norris A2 - Damon Fordham A2 - Richard Altman TI - Assessing Opportunities for Alternative Fuel Distribution Programs DO - 10.17226/22660 PY - 2013 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22660/assessing-opportunities-for-alternative-fuel-distribution-programs PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 83: Assessing Opportunities for Alternative Fuel Distribution Programs consists of a guidebook and toolkit designed to help airports introduce and market alternative fuels to their airport community that includes tenants and consumers off airport.Alternative fuels considered include alternative jet fuel, green diesel, biodiesel, ethanol, compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and electricity. The guidebook includes a step-by-step process to evaluate opportunities and constraints for alternative fuel distribution programs.The toolkit consists of two spreadsheets that help airport decision makers evaluate alternative fuels marketing and distribution programs. The toolkit is provided in CD-ROM format with the print version of the report. The CD-ROM is also available for download from TRB’s website as an ISO image. Links to the ISO image and instructions for burning a CD-ROM from an ISO image are provided below.Help on Burning an .ISO CD-ROM ImageDownload the .ISO CD-ROM Image(Warning: This is a large file and may take some time to download using a high-speed connection.)CD-ROM Disclaimer - This software is offered as is, without warranty or promise of support of any kind either expressed or implied. Under no circumstance will the National Academy of Sciences or the Transportation Research Board (collectively "TRB") be liable for any loss or damage caused by the installation or operation of this product. TRB makes no representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, including without limitation, the warranty of merchantability or the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not in any case be liable for any consequential or special damages. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - Geoff Morrison, Damon Fordham, and Cian Fields TI - Alternative Fuels in Airport Fleets DO - 10.17226/24868 PY - 2017 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24868/alternative-fuels-in-airport-fleets PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 85: Alternative Fuels in Airport Fleets is designed to assist airport operators in analyzing complex procurement, operational, and environmental decisions when considering alternative fuels in airport fleets.Airports own and contract fleets to transport passengers, staff, and goods by on- and off-road vehicles. Although most transportation fuels are consumed by aircraft, using alternative fuels in airport fleets is one opportunity airports have to control emissions and fuel costs and potentially reduce maintenance.The report compiles information on eight alternative fuels, including biodiesel, renewable diesel, compressed natural gas, renewable natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, hydrogen, and electricity.Ethanol and hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) are not included in this report because the driving experience and refueling operations associated with ethanol and HEVs are well understood and documented elsewhere. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council A2 - Curt Suplee TI - What You Need to Know About Energy DO - 10.17226/12204 PY - 2008 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12204/what-you-need-to-know-about-energy PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Energy and Energy Conservation KW - Engineering and Technology AB - American society, with a standard of living unprecedented in human history, can attribute a large measure of its success to increasingly sophisticated uses of energy. But that condition has come at a cost to irreplaceable resources, to the environment, and to our national independence. The goal of What You Need to Know About Energy is to present an accurate picture of America's current and projected energy needs and to describe options that are likely to play a significant role in our energy future. Written for a general audience, the booklet begins with a description of the status of energy in 21st-century America, including an account of our main sources of energy and a survey of the nation's energy demand versus the world's available supply. It then looks ahead to the quest for greater energy efficiency and to a portfolio of emerging technologies. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Assessment of Fuel Economy Technologies for Light-Duty Vehicles SN - DO - 10.17226/12924 PY - 2011 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12924/assessment-of-fuel-economy-technologies-for-light-duty-vehicles PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Energy and Energy Conservation KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - Various combinations of commercially available technologies could greatly reduce fuel consumption in passenger cars, sport-utility vehicles, minivans, and other light-duty vehicles without compromising vehicle performance or safety. Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy estimates the potential fuel savings and costs to consumers of available technology combinations for three types of engines: spark-ignition gasoline, compression-ignition diesel, and hybrid. According to its estimates, adopting the full combination of improved technologies in medium and large cars and pickup trucks with spark-ignition engines could reduce fuel consumption by 29 percent at an additional cost of $2,200 to the consumer. Replacing spark-ignition engines with diesel engines and components would yield fuel savings of about 37 percent at an added cost of approximately $5,900 per vehicle, and replacing spark-ignition engines with hybrid engines and components would reduce fuel consumption by 43 percent at an increase of $6,000 per vehicle. The book focuses on fuel consumption—the amount of fuel consumed in a given driving distance—because energy savings are directly related to the amount of fuel used. In contrast, fuel economy measures how far a vehicle will travel with a gallon of fuel. Because fuel consumption data indicate money saved on fuel purchases and reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, the book finds that vehicle stickers should provide consumers with fuel consumption data in addition to fuel economy information. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Toxicity of Military Smokes and Obscurants: Volume 1 SN - DO - 10.17226/5582 PY - 1997 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5582/toxicity-of-military-smokes-and-obscurants-volume-1 PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Environment and Environmental Studies KW - Conflict and Security Issues ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Letter Report to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics DO - 10.17226/10938 PY - 2004 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10938/letter-report-to-the-bureau-of-transportation-statistics PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine TI - Use of Biodiesel in a Transit Fleet DO - 10.17226/23121 PY - 2007 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23121/use-of-biodiesel-in-a-transit-fleet PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 72: Use of Biodiesel in a Transit Fleet explores potential benefits offered by biodiesel in order to help transit agencies make informed decisions regarding its use. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - Hazel Peace A2 - Damon Fordham A2 - Jamie Beevor A2 - Mark Broomfield A2 - John Norris A2 - Brian Underwood A2 - Mike Kenney A2 - Mike Ratte A2 - Paul Sanford A2 - Mary E. Johnson A2 - David L. Stanley A2 - Mary Vigilante A2 - Richard Altman TI - Alternative Fuels as a Means to Reduce PM2.5 Emissions at Airports DO - 10.17226/22763 PY - 2012 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22763/alternative-fuels-as-a-means-to-reduce-pm25-emissions-at-airports PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Web-Only Document 13: Alternative Fuels as a Means to Reduce PM2.5 Emissions at Airports explores the potential impact that alternative fuel use could have on emissions and ambient air pollution concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) at airports.The project that developed ACRP Web-Only Document 13 also created a spreadsheet-based tool that combines the results from the five case study airports analyzed during the project in a format that allows the user to combine the emission impacts of different alternative fuel scenarios at those airports.Excel Spreadsheet-Based Tool Disclaimer - This software is offered as is, without warranty or promise of support of any kind either expressed or implied. Under no circumstance will the National Academy of Sciences or the Transportation Research Board (collectively "TRB") be liable for any loss or damage caused by the installation or operation of this product. TRB makes no representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, including without limitation, the warranty of merchantability or the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not in any case be liable for any consequential or special damages. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine TI - Handbook for Analyzing the Costs and Benefits of Alternative Aviation Turbine Engine Fuels at Airports DO - 10.17226/14531 PY - 2011 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14531/handbook-for-analyzing-the-costs-and-benefits-of-alternative-aviation-turbine-engine-fuels-at-airports PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 46: Handbook for Analyzing the Costs and Benefits of Alternative Aviation Turbine Engine Fuels at Airports consists of the Alternative Fuel Investigation Tool (AFIT), a handbook on the use of AFIT, and a report on its development. AFIT is an analytical model designed to help airport operators and fuel suppliers evaluate the costs associated with introducing “drop-in” alternative turbine engine fuel at airports and the benefits as measured by reduced emissions.AFIT, which is included in CD-ROM format with the print version of the report, takes into account options for using alternative fuel for other airside equipment, including diesel-powered ground support equipment.The report also addresses characteristics of current fuel usage and distribution, and describes what is required to switch to alternatives.The CD-ROM is also available for download from TRB’s website as an ISO image. Links to the ISO image and instructions for burning a CD-ROM from an ISO image are provided below.Help on Burning a .ISO CD-ROM ImageDownload the .ISO CD-ROM ImageWarning: This is a large file and may take some time to download using a high-speed connection.CD-ROM Disclaimer - This software is offered as is, without warranty or promise of support of any kind either expressed or implied. Under no circumstance will the National Academy of Sciences or the Transportation Research Board (collectively “TRB’) be liable for any loss or damage caused by the installation or operations of this product. TRB makes no representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, including without limitation, the warranty of merchantability or the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not in any case be liable for any consequential or special damages. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - David Friedman A2 - Kevin DeCorla-Souza TI - Guidebook for Evaluating Fuel Purchasing Strategies for Public Transit Agencies DO - 10.17226/22736 PY - 2012 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22736/guidebook-for-evaluating-fuel-purchasing-strategies-for-public-transit-agencies PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 156: Guidebook for Evaluating Fuel Purchasing Strategies for Public Transit Agencies is designed to help identify and evaluate risks and uncertainties with respect to fuel prices. The guide also describes tools and techniques for minimizing the impact of fuel price uncertainties over time.The guidebook introduces the concept of fuel price risk management, identifies alternative purchasing strategies, and outlines steps necessary to implement a risk management program.It defines and evaluates alternative cost-effective fuel purchasing strategies designed to benefit public transportation agencies of varying sizes, and it provides a management framework to assist transit agencies through the fuel purchasing process. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine TI - Assessing and Mitigating Future Impacts to the Federal Highway Trust Fund Such as Alternative Fuel Consumption DO - 10.17226/23113 PY - 2008 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23113/assessing-and-mitigating-future-impacts-to-the-federal-highway-trust-fund-such-as-alternative-fuel-consumption PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 121: Assessing and Mitigating Future Impacts to the Federal Highway Trust Fund Such as Alternative Fuel Consumption explores the impact of different scenarios on fuel consumption and fuel tax revenues. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine TI - Identifying and Quantifying Rates of State Motor Fuel Tax Evasion DO - 10.17226/23069 PY - 2008 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23069/identifying-and-quantifying-rates-of-state-motor-fuel-tax-evasion PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 623: Identifying and Quantifying Rates of State Motor Fuel Tax Evasion explores a methodological approach to examine and reliably quantify state motor fuel tax evasion rates and support agency efforts to reduce differences between total fuel tax liability and actual tax collections. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Review of the U.S. Department of Energy's Heavy Vehicle Technologies Program SN - DO - 10.17226/9989 PY - 2000 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9989/review-of-the-us-department-of-energys-heavy-vehicle-technologies-program PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Energy and Energy Conservation AB - As national priorities have been focused both on reducing fuel consumption and improving air quality, attention has increased on reducing emissions from many types of vehicles, including light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty diesel-powered vehicles. Meeting the recently promulgated (and proposed) emission standards and simultaneously increasing fuel economy will pose especially difficult challenges for diesel-powered vehicles and will require the development of new emission-reduction technologies. In response to a request from the director of OHVT, the National Research Council formed the Committee on Review of DOE's Office of Heavy Vehicle Technologies to conduct a broad, independent review of its research and development (R&D) activities. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine TI - Dedicated Revenue Mechanisms for Freight Transportation Investment DO - 10.17226/22799 PY - 2012 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22799/dedicated-revenue-mechanisms-for-freight-transportation-investment PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB’s National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) Report 15: Dedicated Revenue Mechanisms for Freight Transportation Investment explores methods that might be used to raise revenue to support government investment in freight transportation facilities, primarily for highway transportation.The report assesses revenue-generating mechanisms such as motor-vehicle fuel tax surcharges, vehicle registration fees, and distance-based road-user fees in terms of their potential effectiveness, efficiency, and viability. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Estimating the Public Health Benefits of Proposed Air Pollution Regulations SN - DO - 10.17226/10511 PY - 2002 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10511/estimating-the-public-health-benefits-of-proposed-air-pollution-regulations PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine KW - Environment and Environmental Studies AB - EPA estimates that thousands of premature deaths and cases of illnesses may be avoided by reducing air pollution. At the request of Congress, this report reviews the scientific basis of EPA's methods used in estimating the public health benefits from its air pollution regulations. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - CDM Federal Programs Corporation A2 - KB Environmental Sciences, Inc. A2 - Ricondo & Associates, Inc. TI - Airport Ground Support Equipment (GSE): Emission Reduction Strategies, Inventory, and Tutorial DO - 10.17226/22681 PY - 2012 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22681/airport-ground-support-equipment-gse-emission-reduction-strategies-inventory-and-tutorial PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 78: Airport Ground Support Equipment (GSE): Emission Reduction Strategies, Inventory, and Tutorial is designed to help assess and mitigate the contribution of ground support equipment (GSE) to air quality impacts at airports.The report presents an inventory of GSE at airports, identifies potential strategies to reduce emissions from powered GSE, and provides a tutorial that describes GSE operations and emission reduction technologies for use by GSE owners and operators.The tutorial is a user-friendly, interactive, self-paced, stand-alone tool that is designed to provide a better understanding of GSE, its operations, applicable federal environmental regulations, and potential approaches to reduce GSE emissions.The tutorial is structured in three modules: GSE Basics, Emissions Reduction Approaches and Case Studies, and Converting to Cleaner GSE. The tutorial is on a CD-ROM that is included with the print version the report.The CD-ROM is also available for download from TRB’s website as an ISO image. Links to the ISO image and instructions for burning a CD-ROM from an ISO image are provided below.Help on Burning an .ISO CD-ROM ImageDownload the .ISO CD-ROM Image(Warning: This is a large file and may take some time to download using a high-speed connection.)CD-ROM Disclaimer - This software is offered as is, without warranty or promise of support of any kind either expressed or implied. Under no circumstance will the National Academy of Sciences or the Transportation Research Board (collectively "TRB") be liable for any loss or damage caused by the installation or operation of this product. TRB makes no representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, including without limitation, the warranty of merchantability or the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not in any case be liable for any consequential or special damages. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - Martin Wachs A2 - Benton Heimsath TI - Forecasting Transportation Revenue Sources: Survey of State Practices DO - 10.17226/22137 PY - 2015 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22137/forecasting-transportation-revenue-sources-survey-of-state-practices PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 479: Forecasting Transportation Revenue Sources: Survey of State Practices documents current and proposed forecasting methodologies, as well as shortcomings of methods as reported by state departments of transportation (DOTs). The report also includes information about the types of revenue being forecasted, and how satisfied DOTs have been by the accuracy of their projections. ER - TY - BOOK TI - Permissible Exposure Levels for Selected Military Fuel Vapors DO - 10.17226/9133 PY - 1996 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9133/permissible-exposure-levels-for-selected-military-fuel-vapors PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine ER -