International Mobility and Trade Corridor (IMTC) Freight Technology Border Crossing Evaluation

1. International Mobility and Trade Corridor (IMTC)Freight Technology Border Crossing Evaluation Presented to: Transportation Border Working Group Vancouver, British Columbia December 05, 2002 Mark Jensen, SAIC Erik Wik, SAIC Chris Hoff, TSi

2. Background • $4.35 Million Dollar Investment (Phase 1 & 2) • Phase 1: $1.85 M • Phase 2: $ 2.5 M TEA-21 grant to IMTC with match from Transport Canada, WSDOT, BC Transportation Finance Authority, and ICBC • First ITS enabled bi-national CVO system in North America • $32 million a day in Canadian-American cross border trade • $40 million lost annually due to border congestion • Support Border Crossing Goals • Improvetrade facilitation and commercial vehicle safety • Border Delay Performance Measurements • Cost and Benefit inputs supporting Mitretek databases

3. IMTC Deployment Overview IMTC Phase I: Ports of Seattle and Tacoma to Canada • Automated Vehicle Identification Truck (AVI) Transponder System • Tag readers at port terminal exit gates and border crossing approach • Electronic screening by customs; clearance of In-Bond cargo • CVISN Safety Screening • Electronic check of credentials/safety; WIM used for size and weight

4. IMTC Deployment Overview IMTC Phase II: Southbound and Bi-National Operations • Install tag reading hardware on Highway 15 in British Columbia • Study ITS enabled bi-national stakeholder information sharing • AVI tracking System • US (Tacoma, Seattle) • US/Canadian agencies at Blaine Border Crossing • Vancouver shipping locations • WIM facilities with bi-national sharing of credentialing data • New truck staging area in British Columbia approaching the US

5. The “TransCorridor” AVI/E-seal System USER INFORMATION • Vehicle ID (Transponder Serial Number) • Date & Time of Entrance Event • Shipping Facility ID • Container E-Seal Number • E-Seal Tampering (yes/no)

6. Evaluation Goals • IMTC ITS Objectives • Examine how ITS systems improve vehicle and freight operational efficiency throughout the logistics chain by minimizing total commercial motor vehicle delay at border crossings, commercial vehicle inspection stations, at participating ports, and Intermodal yards. • Examine how ITS systems enhance commercial freight trade and regulatory efficiency via improved collection, transmission and analysis of vehicle, driver, and freight information between regulatory and enforcement officials, customs brokers, and shippers.

7. Evaluation Technical Approach • Evaluation Methodology • Data Collection • Benefit/Cost Evaluation • Implementation Challenges • Evaluation Study Areas • Commercial Motor Vehicle Operations • Commercial Freight Trade and Regulatory Operations • International Institutional Challenges • Stakeholder Satisfaction

8. Evaluation Study Areas Commercial Motor Vehicle Operations • Reduce US-Canadian border travel time queues for commercial vehicles and non-commercial vehicles • Reduce US-Canadian broker/customs interface for commercial motor vehicles via an automated pre-clearance system • Reduce US-Canadian border travel time by utilizing WIM technology

9. Evaluation Study Areas • Commercial Freight Trade and Regulatory Operations • Paperwork reduction, error reduction and resource savings by commercial trucking industry • Paperwork reduction, error reduction and resource savings by the commercial brokerage industry • Paperwork reduction and resource savings by the sharing of electronic credentialing data

10. Evaluation Study Areas • International Institutional Challenges • Document the impact of ITS technology on information sharing and coordination processes between IMTC core participants • Assess international institutional challenges relative to developing information-sharing agreements

11. Evaluation Study Areas • Stakeholder Satisfaction • Identify the specific perceived benefits of the ITS systems to stakeholders • Assess users’ ITS technology acceptance level • Assess users’ ability to utilize ITS-generated data to more effectively conduct international freight transactions including tracking and pre-clearance capabilities

12. Border Operations Survey • Purpose: systematically collect border operations data • Scope: 4 days in each direction (8hrs/day) • Captured: • Travel time by segment • Congestion • Brokerage • Customs booth processing • Queue length • Vehicle classification • Empty/laden trucks • Parking lot occupancy

13. Southbound Baseline Data Collection

14. Southbound Commercial Vehicle Classification

15. Southbound Fleet Load Characteristics

16. Southbound – Average Travel Time (8 AM to 5 PM)

17. Southbound Queue Length and Operating Booths Avg:60 min Avg:49 min Avg:30 min Avg:23 min

18. Southbound Average Booth Service Rate (seconds per commercial vehicle)

19. Northbound Highway 15 Duty Free Shop 1st Ave 5 5 4 Canadian Customs Commercial Vehicle Holding Area 4/5 3 US Customs Duty Free Shop 1 & 2 1 2 Northbound Baseline Data Collection

20. Northbound Commercial Vehicle Classification

21. Northbound Fleet Load Characteristics

22. Northbound Average Travel Time (8 AM to 5 PM)

23. Northbound Queue Length and Operating Booths Avg:30 min Avg:24 min Avg:22 min Avg:26 min

24. Northbound Average Number of Operating Booths During Survey Period

25. Next Steps - CMVO: Development and Application of SLM49

26. Next Steps: Cost-Benefit Analysis and Modelling • Further data collection • Interviews • Focus groups • Etc. • Benefit/Cost Analysis • Develop SLM49 • Estimate Benefits and Costs for all stakeholders • B/C Analysis • Implementation Issues • Institutional • Customer Satisfaction

27. Data Comparison: Pre- and Post- September 11, 2001 Southbound Data Courtesy TSi and Battelle