Background: Large trucks are the primary concern of traffic safety since they are associated
with more catastrophic accidents. Since real crashes are very rare, a growing number of …

The past decade has witnessed continuous growth of naturalistic driving studies (NDSs).
When analysing NDS data, safety-critical events (SCEs) are commonly used as surrogates …

Of the 41,059 motor vehicle fatalities in 2007, 12% or 4,808 died in crashes that involved a
large truck, but, only 17% of those fatalities were occupants of large trucks. Although large …

Long-combination vehicles (LCVs) have significant potential to increase economic
productivity for shippers and carriers by decreasing the number of truck trips, thus reducing …

The emergence of sensor-based Internet of Things (IoT) monitoring technologies have
paved the way for conducting large-scale naturalistic driving studies, where continuous …

Most safety performance analysis employs cross-sectional and time-series datasets, posing
an important challenge to safety performance and crash modification analysis. The …

Truck crashes represent a significant problem on our nation's highways. There is a great
opportunity to learn about crash causation by analyzing and comparing the Large Truck …

It is one of the main priorities of safety researchers to reduce the severity of crashes by
predicting the severity of crash damage. Large trucks pose safety concerns and are …

In the last several years, the focus of traffic safety research—especially when performed in
association with the automotive industry—has shifted from preventing injury during a crash …

This paper investigates the significant contributing factors affecting the injury severity of car
drivers, car passengers, and truck occupants from the aspects of car-truck collisions along …