The objective of this study was to determine the most effective way to mitigate the effect of freight crash incidents on Louisiana freeways. Candidate incident management strategies were reviewed from practice in other states and from those published in the literature. Current legislation in the state was also reviewed. A procedure to estimate the cost of delay caused by an incident was developed and used to provide a rough estimate of the cost efficiency of an Instant Tow Dispatch Program and an Expedited Towing Program. Both were estimated to be highly cost-efficient with the estimated cost of delay far exceeding the estimated cost of the programs. Implementation of an Instant Tow Dispatch program and an Authority Removal Law was recommended.
Improving Freight Crash Incident Management
2015
79 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Urban Administration & Planning , Transportation , Management Practice , Administration and Planning , Freight analysis , Crash analysis , Incident management , Recommendaitons , Tow truck operator , Implementation , Cost efficiency , Literature reviews , Legislation , Dispatch program , Expedited Towing Program , Instant Tow Dispatch Program
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