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U.S.
Department of Transportation
Pre-Model Deployment and Testing Stage
2.
Preparation & Installation of Required Components
§For the Model Deployment,
the Test Conductor shall:
□Recruit
2,500-3,000 volunteer drivers of light vehicles (recruitment over 3,000
volunteers will not be subsidized by USDOT)
▪The preference is to
recruit a combination of operators of light vehicle fleets and drivers who volunteer to drive
their personal vehicles
▪The Test Conductor shall
train the drivers
□For the
Model Deployment, CAMP will select 128 drivers from the identified
pool
□Arrange
with one or more local truck fleet companies, the use of at least 58 medium
and/or heavy duty vehicles
▪ The preference is medium/heavy vehicles from
fleets covering various vehicle configurations (e.g., class 8
tractor-trailers, class 8 straight trucks, various medium-duty configurations)
▪Note: an additional 2-3
heavy vehicles will be supplied by USDOT as integrated heavy vehicles.