Publisher Summary According to the US Department of Transportation (US DOT), a
hazardous material is defined as any substance or material capable of causing harm to …

The paper presents a structured overview of the literature on the hazardous material
(hazmat) transportation problem of the last 45 years. Additionally, a detailed classification for …

Industrial hazardous waste management involves the collection, transportation, treatment,
recycling and disposal of industrial hazardous materials that pose risk to their surroundings …

The increase in natural and man-made disasters in the recent years has highlighted
challenging problems in humanitarian operations, in addition to major long-term …

Transport of hazardous material (THM) represents a complex area involving a large number
of participants. The imperative of THM is minimization of risks in the entire process of …

The article presents the problem of determining the routes of vehicles in the transport of
dangerous materials in the context of minimizing the probability of a road accident with a …

Background Ambulance response time is a crucial factor in patient survival. The number of
emergency cases (EMS cases) requiring an ambulance is increasing due to changes in …

Safety and security are of paramount importance, it is important to optimize and improve the
routes of trucks that carry hazardous materials. In this study, we not only ensure the risk in …

Nowadays, passengers in urban public transport systems do not only seek a short-time
travel, but they also ask for optimizing other criteria such as cost and effort. Therefore, an …

INTRODUCTION: In this paper, a literature study on risk analysis systems for the transport of
hazardous materials was conducted. RESULTS: The insights that resulted from this literature …