| This research develops and applies a performance-based engineering model for design and evaluation of on-road enforcement programs governing commercial vehicle operations (CVOs) in Manitoba. A performance-based approach is useful in planning enforcement program strategies, and for allocation of program resources to help realize the greatest benefit to the system.; The thesis designs a commercial vehicle compliance database, and provides a systematic analysis (geographic and temporal) of commercial vehicle compliance and enforcement activity information collected between 2000 and 2002 inclusive by Manitoba Transportation and Government Services (MTGS). It also provides a synthesis of the relevant truck traffic information maintained by the Manitoba Highways Truck Traffic Information System (MHTTIS). The truck traffic activity provides an exposure base for analyzing enforcement program activity. Additional considerations relevant to the enforcement program are presented, including infrastructure condition (pavement and bridge), truck weight information, heavy truck collision data, and expert intelligence regarding the network's vulnerability to non-compliance. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)... |
