Trucking and the U.S./Canadian Border: Measurements of Border Crossing Efficiency

Trucking and the Trucking and the U.S./Canadian Border: U.S./Canadian Border:

Measurements of Border Measurements of Border Crossing EfficiencyCrossing Efficiency

Jeffrey ShortJeffrey ShortAmerican Transportation Research American Transportation Research

Institute (ATRI)Institute (ATRI)

ITSGA 2006 – September 26, 2006ITSGA 2006 – September 26, 2006

U.S./Canadian BorderU.S./Canadian Border

How Many Trucks Cross How Many Trucks Cross the Border from Canada the Border from Canada into the U.S. Per Hour?into the U.S. Per Hour? 6,700,000 +per year6,700,000 +per year 18,500+ per day18,500+ per day 775 per hour775 per hour

ATRI:ATRI:3 U.S./Canada Border 3 U.S./Canada Border

InitiativesInitiatives

Truck Safety Truck Safety Truck SecurityTruck Security Truck EfficiencyTruck Efficiency

Initiative 1: US/Canadian Initiative 1: US/Canadian Operating RequirementsOperating Requirements

IVI Safety DevicesIVI Safety Devices Roll StabilityRoll Stability FLRFLR LDWSLDWS

EOBREOBR Hours of ServiceHours of Service

Initiative 1: US/Canadian Initiative 1: US/Canadian Operating RequirementsOperating Requirements

Overall Trade ImplicationsOverall Trade Implications Cost of ComplianceCost of Compliance Data Privacy ImplicationsData Privacy Implications

How Safe is Proprietary How Safe is Proprietary Data?Data?

Initiative 2: Effectiveness of Initiative 2: Effectiveness of ACE ModernizationACE Modernization

Automated Commercial Automated Commercial EnvironmentEnvironment Truck e-ManifestTruck e-Manifest

Expedite TradeExpedite Trade Increase SecurityIncrease Security

What are the Benefits of ACE? What are the Benefits of ACE?

Initiative 3: Freight Initiative 3: Freight Performance MeasuresPerformance Measures

Real-Time, Satellite Based Truck Real-Time, Satellite Based Truck Position DataPosition Data

Travel Rate, Travel Time, ReliabilityTravel Rate, Travel Time, Reliability Customized ApplicationsCustomized Applications

FPM Florida Applications: I-FPM Florida Applications: I-1010

Avg Speed by Month: 2005

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Data Collection and Analysis Data Collection and Analysis

ID TIME Latitude Longitude Interstate

POLXGXB 4/2/2004 04:06:00 -122.185 48.1022 I5

LLBLPXE 4/2/2004 04:10:00 -123.384 42.6044 I5

OP11RE 4/7/2004 11:40:00 -122.333 48.4175 I5

BXLESXB 4/8/2004 20:41:00 -118.469 34.2925 I5

X1OBLPE 4/8/2004 20:41:00 -119.259 35.2992 I5

Data CharacteristicsData Characteristics ID, Time Stamp, Lat, Long, Interstate ID, Time Stamp, Lat, Long, Interstate

IdentifierIdentifier

Use of FPM at BorderUse of FPM at Border

Use Data to Focus On:Use Data to Focus On: Border Crossing PerformanceBorder Crossing Performance

Time of DayTime of DayDay of WeekDay of WeekAnnual TrendsAnnual Trends

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Jeffrey ShortJeffrey Short

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