Lorena F. (Tykey) Truett
M.S., Mathematics

 Oak Ridge National Laboratory
 Center for Transportation Analysis
 National Transportation Research Center
 2360 Cherahala Boulevard
 Knoxville, TN 37932
 United States of America


 (865) 946-1306 (office)
 (865) 946-1314 (fax)
 truettlf@ornl.gov (email)
 

Specialty Research Areas:

  • Surveys, Data Collection, and Analysis
  • Energy and Environmental Policy Analysis
  • Transportation Safety
  • Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • Planning and Systems Analysis


Current or Recent Work:

  • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: Program evaluations of the Commercial Drivers License program, alternative carrier inspection regimes, the SafeStat program, and field enforcement processes.
  • Federal Transit Administration: (1) ITS Applications for Coordinating and Improving Human Services Transportation (2) Study of Shared Communications with an Emphasis on Rural Transit Intelligent Transportation Systems, and (3) Strategic Planning for Coordination of Transportation Options and Consideration of Rural Intelligent Transportation System Technologies in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
  • Federal Highway Administration: Attribution and Apportionment of Fuel Tax Revenues
  • Department of Energy baseline assessment of knowledge and opinions of hydrogen and fuel cells


Significant Publications:

ITS Applications for Coordinating and Improving Human Services Transportation: A Cross-Cutting Study: Improving Service for the Transportation Disadvantaged, FHWA-JPO-05-056, EDL# 14140, http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov/jpodocs/repts_te/14140.htm .[co-authored by Tykey Truett and Bob Boundy; printed document made available in August 2006]

Christy Cooper, Tykey Truett, R. L. Schmoyer, “The U.S. Department of Energy Hydrogen Baseline Survey: Assessing Knowledge and Opinions about Hydrogen Technology,” paper prepared for the National Hydrogen Association (NHA) Annual Hydrogen Conference 2006: Global Progress Toward Clean Energy, Long Beach, California, March 12-16, 2006.

“Better Public Transportation Options for Everyone, Technologies to Improve Accessibility and Service of Public Transportation,” brochure prepared for the Intelligent Transportation Systems, Federal Highway Administration, Joint Program Office, FHWA-JPO-05-055, EDL# 14138, http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov/jpodocs/brochure/14138.htm . [co-authored by Tykey Truett and Bob Boundy; brochures made available in April 2006]

“Improving Transit Equity, Streamlining Operations: Technologies that Benefit the Transportation Disadvantaged,” brochure prepared for the Intelligent Transportation Systems, Federal Highway Administration, Joint Program Office, FHWA-JPO-05-055, EDL# 14139 http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov/jpodocs/brochure/14139.htm . [co-authored by Tykey Truett and Bob Boundy; brochures made available in April 2006]

R. L. Schmoyer, Tykey Truett, and Christy Cooper, Results of the 2004 Knowledge and Opinions Surveys for the Baseline Knowledge Assessment of the U.S. Department of Energy Hydrogen Program, ORNL/TM-2006/417 (April 2006).

Tykey Truett and Bob Boundy, “Safety and Security Technologies of Importance to Transportation-Disadvantaged Populations Using Public Transit,” pp. 447-456 in 2005 International Truck & Bus Safety & Security Symposium, Final Proceedings, November 14-16, 2005, Alexandria, Virginia. [proceedings issued on CD April 2006]

S. C. Davis and L. F. Truett, Off-Highway Transportation-Related Fuel Use, ORNL/TM-2004/92 (2004).

Tykey Truett, Literature Review for the Baseline Knowledge Assessment of the Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies Program, ORNL/TM-2003/258 (2003).

Tykey Truett, Michaela A. Martin, and Bruce E. Tonn, Estimation of Energy Savings Resulting from the BestPractices Program, Fiscal Year 2002, ORNL/TM-2003/227 (2003).

Stacy C. Davis and Lorena F. Truett, “Investigation of Class 2b Trucks (Vehicles of 8,500 to 10,000 lbs GVWR),” Transportation Record, Fall 2003.

H-L Hwang, L. F. Truett, S. C. Davis, The Federal Highway Administration Gasohol Consumption Estimation Model, ORNL/TM-2003/210. (2003)

H-L Hwang, L. F. Truett, S. C. Davis, A Study of the Discrepancy Between Federal and State Measurements of On-Highway Motor Fuel Consumption, ORNL/TM-2003/171. (2003)

Lorena F. Truett, Attribution and Apportionment of Federal Highway Tax Revenues: Process Refinements, Prepared for the Office of Highway Policy Information, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington D.C. (2002).

Stacy C. Davis and Lorena F. Truett, Investigation of Class 2b Trucks (Vehicles of 8,500 to 10,000 lbs GVWR), ORNL/TM-2002/49 (2002).

S. S. Stevens, L. F. Truett et al., Truck Roll Stability Data Collection and Analysis, ORNL/TM-2001/116, http://www_cta.ornl.gov/Publications/TruckRollover/Index.html (2001).

Lorena F. Truett, Stacy C. Davis, and Patricia S. Hu, Revision of the MCSAP Allocation Formula: Summary Report, ORNL/TM-2000/204 (2000).

Stacy C. Davis and Lorena F. Truett, An Analysis of the Impact of Sport Utility Vehicles in the United States, ORNL/TM-2000/147 (2000).

Stacy C. Davis, Lorena F. Truett, and Patricia S. Hu. Fuel Used for Off-Road Recreation: A Reassessment of the Fuel Use Model, ORNL/TM-1999/100 (1999).


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