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Trucking and the U.S./Canadian Border: Measurements of Border Crossing Efficiency. Jeffrey Short American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). ITSGA 2006 – September 26, 2006. U.S./Canadian Border. How Many Trucks Cross the Border from Canada into the U.S. Per Hour?
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Trucking and the U.S./Canadian Border: Measurements of Border Crossing Efficiency Jeffrey Short American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) ITSGA 2006 – September 26, 2006
U.S./Canadian Border • How Many Trucks Cross the Border from Canada into the U.S. Per Hour? • 6,700,000 +per year • 18,500+ per day • 775 per hour
ATRI:3 U.S./Canada Border Initiatives • Truck Safety • Truck Security • Truck Efficiency
Initiative 1: US/Canadian Operating Requirements • IVI Safety Devices • Roll Stability • FLR • LDWS • EOBR • Hours of Service
Initiative 1: US/Canadian Operating Requirements • Overall Trade Implications • Cost of Compliance • Data Privacy Implications How Safe is Proprietary Data?
Initiative 2: Effectiveness of ACE Modernization • Automated Commercial Environment • Truck e-Manifest • Expedite Trade • Increase Security What are the Benefits of ACE?
Initiative 3: Freight Performance Measures • Real-Time, Satellite Based Truck Position Data • Travel Rate, Travel Time, Reliability • Customized Applications
Data Collection and Analysis • Data Characteristics • ID, Time Stamp, Lat, Long, Interstate Identifier
Use of FPM at Border • Use Data to Focus On: • Border Crossing Performance • Time of Day • Day of Week • Annual Trends
MORE INFORMATION Jeffrey Short jshort@trucking.org www.atri-online.org