An evaluation of public truck terminal implementation and truck ban policy in a medium-size city of Thailand: a case study of Khon Kaen city

This study aims at investigation the potential impacts of a public truck terminal implementation along with truck ban policy adaptation in Khon Kaen City, Thailand. A four-step model is developed and used for examining traffic condition changes due to the terminal relocation. Three different termina...

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Main Authors: Chhorn Vuchlung, Prabnasak Jaruwit, Chompoo-Inwai Chow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:MATEC Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2018/51/matecconf_iceast2018_02060.pdf
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spelling doaj-171d096c24e14315b36fbc6a57c2418e2021-04-02T12:04:00ZengEDP SciencesMATEC Web of Conferences2261-236X2018-01-011920206010.1051/matecconf/201819202060matecconf_iceast2018_02060An evaluation of public truck terminal implementation and truck ban policy in a medium-size city of Thailand: a case study of Khon Kaen cityChhorn Vuchlung0Prabnasak Jaruwit1Chompoo-Inwai Chow2International College, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology LadkrabangInternational College, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology LadkrabangFaculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology LadkrabangThis study aims at investigation the potential impacts of a public truck terminal implementation along with truck ban policy adaptation in Khon Kaen City, Thailand. A four-step model is developed and used for examining traffic condition changes due to the terminal relocation. Three different terminal locations are set. Truck traffic of each scenario are estimated and converted to total network cost, and then compared with the base-case scenario. The most suitable truck terminal location is suggested. Also, several concerns regarding the public truck terminal and truck ban policy in the study area are given.https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2018/51/matecconf_iceast2018_02060.pdf
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An evaluation of public truck terminal implementation and truck ban policy in a medium-size city of Thailand: a case study of Khon Kaen city
MATEC Web of Conferences
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title An evaluation of public truck terminal implementation and truck ban policy in a medium-size city of Thailand: a case study of Khon Kaen city
title_short An evaluation of public truck terminal implementation and truck ban policy in a medium-size city of Thailand: a case study of Khon Kaen city
title_full An evaluation of public truck terminal implementation and truck ban policy in a medium-size city of Thailand: a case study of Khon Kaen city
title_fullStr An evaluation of public truck terminal implementation and truck ban policy in a medium-size city of Thailand: a case study of Khon Kaen city
title_full_unstemmed An evaluation of public truck terminal implementation and truck ban policy in a medium-size city of Thailand: a case study of Khon Kaen city
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publisher EDP Sciences
series MATEC Web of Conferences
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publishDate 2018-01-01
description This study aims at investigation the potential impacts of a public truck terminal implementation along with truck ban policy adaptation in Khon Kaen City, Thailand. A four-step model is developed and used for examining traffic condition changes due to the terminal relocation. Three different terminal locations are set. Truck traffic of each scenario are estimated and converted to total network cost, and then compared with the base-case scenario. The most suitable truck terminal location is suggested. Also, several concerns regarding the public truck terminal and truck ban policy in the study area are given.
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