City of Cambridge Truck Safety Ordinance

Lateral Protective Device Best Practice Specification

This document is intended to be used by (1) public or private medium/heavy-duty truck fleets considering adding lateral protective devices (LPDs), also known as side guards; (2) jurisdictions or customers that require LPDs through policy or procurement; (3) manufacturers...

Truck Lateral Protective Device Technical Overview

This technical overview provides safety and operational considerations for truck lateral protective devices. Truck lateral protective devices are devices designed to keep vulnerable road users (VRUs)—pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists—from being run over by a large...

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Collection: Capabilities and Experience

The Importance of Highways to U.S. Agriculture Infographic

Agricultural products are the single largest category of freight transported on U.S. highways by volume. The Volpe Center collaborated with the U.S. DOT Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy and the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service to study the economic impacts...

Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) collaborated with the U.S. DOT Volpe Center to develop the new CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, an online database for reporting drug and alcohol violations and other information about CDL holders who operate...

Resiliency of the Global Positioning System (GPS) Infographic

GPS receivers are susceptible to disruption and interference. The need for reliable sources of position, navigation, and timing (PNT) information is more important now than ever. 

In support of and collaboration with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for...

Exploring Transportation Flow Scenarios with the Freight and Fuel Transportation Optimization Tool Infographic

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center created the Freight and Fuel Transportation Optimization Tool (FTOT) on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Department of Defense. See a simple example of how FTOT can inform decisions on optimal transportation flow...

Get Up to Speed on Supersonic Boom Testing Infographic

On behalf of NASA, aviation noise experts at the U.S. DOT Volpe Center are helping build confidence in low-boom flight technologies.

UAS Integration Capabilities

Learn the capabilities the U.S. DOT Volpe Center brings to UAS integration in partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Defense, NASA, and others.