A descriptive and prescriptive analysis of rail service subsidies in the China–Europe freight transportation market
June 2025
This study presents a descriptive and prescriptive analysis of rail service subsidies for China Railway Express (CRE) in the China-Europe freight transportation market. The analysis is conducted by...
Optimizing waste management and enhancing asphalt performance: A sustainable approach using discarded baby diapers and face masks
June 2025
•Disposal of waste baby diapers and face masks leads to fatal environmental issues.•Shredded BD were utilized as bitumen modifier and FM as aggregates coating.•BD and FM improved the performance of...
An analytical model of many-to-one carpool system performance under cost-based detour limits
June 2025
Carpooling has emerged as a highly efficient method for mitigating traffic congestion. By strategically consolidating multiple travelers into fewer vehicles, carpooling substantially cuts down the overall...
Exploring intercity travel decision-making in a developing country: Insights from COVID-19 impacts in Iran
June 2025
This study examines the impact of COVID-19 on intercity travel mode choices in Mazandaran province, Iran, addressing critical gaps in understanding how pandemics affect travel behavior in developing...
Machine learning-based climate zoning and asphalt selection for pavement infrastructure under changing climate: A focused study of Ningxia, China
June 2025
Climate change poses significant challenges to the durability and performance of asphalt pavements. This study presents a comprehensive analysis of climatic factors in Ningxia, China, to establish a...
Smartphone-based image analysis method for estimating moisture content in subgrade filling
Available online 25 June 2025
Accurate and efficient estimation of moisture content during subgrade compaction is critical for ensuring compaction quality and structural integrity. Traditional measurement methods, however, are often...
Operational analysis of the flipped left diamond interchange design for the freeways with frontage roads
Available online 20 June 2025
Recently, an alternative design called the Flipped Left-Turn Diamond Interchange (FLDI) has been recommended to enhance efficiency and increase the capacity of diamond interchanges in Texas, where most...
Sustainable asphalt materials: Mechanistic-empirical design and economic evaluation of natural rubber latex-modified asphalt mixtures
Available online 18 June 2025
Using Natural Rubber Latex (NRL) as a sustainable material has gained significant attention owing to its potential to reduce environmental impacts. At a laboratory test scale, NRL as a biopolymer has...
Spatial accessibility to opportunities in the integrated mass transportation system of Santiago de Cali: Equity analysis
Available online 18 June 2025
•Evaluation of horizontal and vertical equity in Santiago de Cali’s SITM-MIO system.•Spatial accessibility analyzed using cumulative gravity-based measures.•Results reveal inequity in access to opportunities...
EcoRouteQ: A Reinforcement Learning Framework for Green Route Recommendations
Available online 16 June 2025
This paper presents EcoRouteQ, a reinforcement learning-based framework designed to address the Time-Dependent Green Route Recommendation Problem (TDGRRP) in urban road networks. As urban congestion...
Pavement crack detection method based on multi-scale dilated spatial attention
Available online 14 June 2025
Various types of cracks on the road are the main reasons that affect the service life of the road structure. However, automatic detection of pavement crack is a challenging industrial problem due to...
Trajectory planning for multiple UAVs in three-dimensional suppression of enemy air defense missions
Available online 13 June 2025
Multiple UAVs performing SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defense) missions need to plan their flight trajectories, taking into account flight distance and energy consumption. Our goal is to provide a...
Advancing pavement management systems using a two-tier probabilistic performance modeling approach for improved condition forecasting and budgeting analysis
Available online 13 June 2025
Pavement Management Systems (PMS) are essential tools for transportation agencies to develop maintenance and rehabilitation programs for their pavement networks. These systems use prediction models...
Flexible mixed platoon driving strategy at signalized intersection based on connected and automated vehicle pair
Available online 13 June 2025
Nowadays, the urban intersection has become a mixed and complex scenario with connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) and human-driven vehicles (HDVs). Current studies emphasize utilizing single CAV...
Data-driven analysis of run-level bus alighting patterns for accurate predictions and operational efficiency
Available online 13 June 2025
Accurate prediction of bus passengers alighting at each stop during each run is crucial to improve ridership and implement destination-specific demand-responsive solutions like last-mile connectivity...
Where to plug in? Assessing the users’ preferences for EV charging location
Available online 4 June 2025
This study investigates individuals’ electric vehicle (EV) charging location preferences in the Okanagan region of British Columbia. Data comes from the British Columbia Activity Time Use Survey conducted...
A robust deep learning-based system for pedestrian-aware collision prevention in autonomous vehicles
Available online 4 June 2025
Pedestrian collisions remain a critical concern in road safety research due to pedestrians’ heightened vulnerability and the substantial impact on road networks and public healthcare systems. These...
Genetic algorithm optimization and sensitivity analysis of bicycle characteristics for vibration monitoring
Available online 2 June 2025
It is essential for sustainable cities to promote cycling as one of the modes of urban transport. One significant obstacle to this is the discomfort and safety risks caused by direct impacts of inadequate...
Characterization of binder and asphalt mixture modified with waste toner
Available online 29 May 2025
Incorporating waste materials as additives in road and highway construction offers significant economic and environmental advantages. This study utilizes waste toner (WT) as an additive in binder and...
Selecting and optimizing distress feature descriptors from multi-source images for pavement distress classification
Available online 27 May 2025
Accurate and efficient early detection of pavement distress is crucial, as it prevents further deterioration, reduces repair costs, and enhances driving safety by mitigating hazards like potholes and...
Enhancing the abrasion resistance of cement concrete pavement through in-situ precipitation of hydroxyapatite
Available online 26 May 2025
•A bio-inspired method using diammonium phosphate (DAP) solution induces in-situ precipitation of hydroxyapatite (HAP) on Portland cement concrete (PCC) pavements, significantly improving abrasion resistance.•The...
Who took my right-of-way? Human decision-driven modeling of bus lane mixed flow under roadside access interference
Available online 21 May 2025
•Establishing a three-lane mixed traffic flow model including bus lanes and social lanes under roadside access interference.•Exploring how key factors affect the operation of bus lanes from the perspective...
Erosion-Enhanced Rain Optimization Algorithm for efficient blood bag transport in multimodal healthcare logistics
Available online 16 May 2025
•The Erosion-Enhanced Rain Optimization Algorithm (ROA) dynamically adapts to route degradation, optimizing logistics for blood bag transport using trucks and drones in multimodal networks.•The algorithm...
Intelligent vehicle routing for stochastic service times: a grouping evolution strategy approach
Available online 9 May 2025
After-sales service companies often need to transport and distribute their products, as well as provide services like installation and setup. In this paper, we study a vehicle routing problem (VRP)...
Socially responsible pay for priority traffic control system for e-commerce delivery vehicles
Available online 2 May 2025
This research proposes a socially responsible pay-for-priority traffic control system for e-commerce delivery vehicles (EDVs). The system aims to maximize revenue collection while preserving existing...