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CORPORATE BACKGROUND The Transportation Research Corporation (TRC) was chartered by Virginia's State Corporation Commission on November 13, 1980. On January 1, 1981, TRC was further commissioned as a Professional Corporation. TRC was founded for the purpose of conducting transportation engineering research with emphasis on the integration of human factors engineering into highway safety field studies. The operating philosophy of TRC dictates a very low overhead in order to conduct highly cost-effective technical activity. Specialty areas include highway safety, traffic engineering, human factors, and highway design. TRC staff and associates are experienced in data collection/analysis, highway accident reconstruction, software development, statistics, and publication production (i.e., word-processing, editing, art/graphic design). TRC engages resource professional expertise in varied technical and scientific disciplines. In its 23-year operation, TRC has successfully completed approximately 35 major federally funded research activities, performing as the prime contractor, subcontractor or consultant. For an explanation of these activities, click on the “Completed Research” link below. Corporate Background | Facilities | Clients | Cooperative Arrangements Completed Research | Litigation Support | About the Director Corporate Mascot | Contacting Us To learn more about TRC's free downloadable truck-weight data analysis tool, TWEET, please visit the TWEET page. Copyright (c) 1997-2003 Transportation Research Corporation. All rights reserved.