Transportation Learning Network

Virtual Learning

Heavy Truck Crash Tool

  • Dec 9, 2020
    Virtual Learning (desktop/laptop and mobile devices)

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Description

Join this webinar to learn about a tool that provides instant access to information regarding heavy truck crashes in Iowa over the past five years. Developed by Iowa State University, the detailed data provided in the tool has the ability to help target enforcement efforts to reduce and prevent future heavy truck crashes.

Captain Scott Knudtson will present on the tool and show some of the ways that they are using it. Skylar Knickerbocker will then describe how the tool was created and some of the nuances used when creating the tool. This will be followed by time for questions and discussion.

Speaker(s)

Captain Scott Knudtson, Area 5 Supervisor, Iowa Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Enforcement

Skylar Knickerbocker, P.E., Research Engineer, Iowa State University, Institute for Transportation

Target Audience

Law enforcement, driver licensing agencies, universities, industry, and anyone with an interest in truck safety.