Jeffrey Dyekman, a 52-year-old Montana Department of Transportation worker, was killed in a fatal crash involving four vehicles that occurred near the South Billings Boulevard exit on I-90. Dyekman … [Read more...] about Construction Worker Hit and Killed by Flatbed Truck on S. Billings Blvd. Exit
Truck Crashes
Intelligent Work Zone System and Connected Vehicle Technologies to Reduce Crashes in Roadway Construction Area
Even though a lot of countermeasures have been implemented in construction area (or called work zone), there are still many crashes in work zone reported in the United States. Angle and rear-end … [Read more...] about Intelligent Work Zone System and Connected Vehicle Technologies to Reduce Crashes in Roadway Construction Area
Analysis of Large Truck Overrepresentation in Fatal Work Zone Crashes
This paper documents an analysis of fatal work zone crash data on US roadways for calendar years 2012 through 2014 in order to better understand when and where large trucks tend to be most … [Read more...] about Analysis of Large Truck Overrepresentation in Fatal Work Zone Crashes
Design and Operation of Work Zone Strategies to Improve Large Truck Safety
This document summarizes available methods for transportation agencies and road contractors to design and operate work zones to reduce the risk of large truck crashes. Large trucks include vehicles … [Read more...] about Design and Operation of Work Zone Strategies to Improve Large Truck Safety
Safe Trucking Through Work Zones
This brochure offers safety tips for trucking through work zones. Statistics and the most commonly occurred types and locations of large truck crashes in work zones are also provided. … [Read more...] about Safe Trucking Through Work Zones