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Welcome to
“The Integrated Truck Program”
  • If the webinar system does not call you automatically, please dial 1-800-201-2375 and enter passcode 710737
  • The webinar will begin at 1:00 EDT and last approximately 90 minutes
  • Presentations by:
    •  Susan Alt, Vice President of Customer and Industry Relations, Mack and Volvo Trucks North America
    • Lance Hagler, Director of Safety, Con-way Freight
    • Tom Kearney, Freight Operations Program, Federal Highway Administration
  • Audience Q&A – final 20 minutes of the seminar, during the presentations you may type questions into the chat area of the screen
  • After the seminar the presentations will be posted on the TIMTC website at www.freightmobility.org
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The TIMTC Mission:
  • To improve the knowledge base of both private and public sector stakeholders of freight transportation issues and possible technology solutions


  • To ensure a working forum of industry stakeholders that can coordinate existing and planned research initiatives
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TIMTC is focused on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Programs, including:
  • Truck Connected Vehicle Technologies
    • Imminent Crash Safety Focused Technologies
    • Enhanced Mobility Applications
  • Smart Roadside Initiative (SRI)
    • Truck Parking
    • Universal Truck ID
    • Virtual Weigh Station/E Permitting
    • Wireless Roadside Inspections (WRI)
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TIMTC 2011 Annual Meeting
October 17-18, 2011
  • Will be held in conjunction with ATA’s MC&E at the Gaylord Hotel and Convention Center in Dallas, Texas
  • Attend business and educational sessions, tour ATA’s Exhibit Hall and network with motor carrier executives and industry suppliers
  • Live Nemo Show Broadcasts Monday and Tuesday
  • Speakers will include:
    • Anne S. Ferro, Administrator, FMCSA
    • Ronald Medford, Deputy Administrator, NHTSA
    • Greg Nadeau, Deputy Administrator, FHWA
    • Chad England, Chief Operating Officers, C.R. England
    • Doug Hathaway, Vice President, Transportation Division, Maxum Specialty Insurance Group
    • Major Ron Cordova, New Mexico Department of Public Safety
    • Plus other top industry executives
  • FREE REGISTRATION available at www.freightmobility.org


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Examples of ITS in progress
  • Susan Alt
  • Vice President, Strategy & Industry Relations
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Intelligent Transportation Solutions will benefit society as a whole
  • Improves transportation safety, mobility, & homeland security and enhances productivity through the use of advanced IT and communications technologies.
  • Common communication standards are needed
    • Balanced with OEMs liability for its product
      • Not in competition for HOW data communicated, but WHAT is communicated
  • Development of communication standards must be done via a collaborative effort
    • Businesses are in the habit of making money via a differentiated value added solution!
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Heavy Trucks and ITS make good business and environmental sense
  • Heavy Duty Truck OEMs & SAE have developed common communication & diagnostic standards (e.g. SAE J1939) in Commercial Vehicles
    • Result. Any brand of truck can “talk” to another
      • Practical. In NA, med/heavy trucks build 300k/year, cars produce 6,000k/year
  • Environmentally, Heavy trucks consume the vast majority of commercial trucks’ fuel
    • Minimal reductions to improve FE via ITS have dramatic impact


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Many can benefit from a “Connected Truck”
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ITS as an industry helping our economy in other ways…..
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Volvo has been actively research and developing ITS solutions across the globe
  • USA:
    • Trusted Truck®
    • CVII
  • Europe:
    • CVIS, SAFESPOT, CAR 2 CAR Comm. Consortium
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Trusted Truck®
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The Inspection Zone
  • 1. Bypass (Trusted)
    • Trusted Truck® allowed to bypass station
  • 2. Enter as general truck population (Not Trusted)
    • 3. Pass
      • Passed weight check and did not get selected for manual inspection
  • 4. Manual Inspection
      • Selected by officers to be inspected
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Trusted Truck®
  • Deploy “Wireless Roadside Inspections” to increase safety without increasing congestion
  • Trucks send critical data to a virtual inspection site
  • Research project funded by DOT/RITA through NTRCI
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"New York State DoT"
  • New York State DoT:
  • Commercial Vehicle
  • Infrastructure Integration (CVII)



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CVII – Commercial Vehicle
Infrastructure Integration
  • Sponsors:
    • NYS DOT & I-95 Corridor Coalition
  • Objective:
    • Develop and Test CV VII compliant OBE system including HMI for communication of transportation related information
    • Communication tested by 5.9 GHz DSRC with SAE J1708 CV Databus
  • Test sites:
    • Greensboro, NC
    • Long Island Expressway & Spring Valley Corridor, NY

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CVII Services – V2I
  • Wireless Driver Identification and Verification
  • Driver inputs identification information; it’s sent to a roadside application
  • Roadside application sends a message to the driver indicating that his/her CDL is inactive, revoked, or suspended
  • Driver is unable to start the commercial vehicle, if the driver’s CDL is inactive, revoked, or suspended


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CVII Services – I2V
  • Roadside to Vehicle; Generic Communications
  • Back-end application sends network-based static roadside signage information to the vehicle
  • Back-end application sends network-based dynamic travel information to the vehicle
  • Roadside application sends localized time sensitive dynamic travel information (workzones, OS/OW temporary restrictions, geofencing warnings, etc) to the vehicle


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CVII Services – V2I

  • Vehicle to Roadside Generic Communications
  • Vehicle sends standard anonymous probe data (i.e. current SAE J2735 probe message) to a back-end application
  • Vehicle sends truck related anonymous probe data to a back-end application
  • Back end application displays probe data on a GIS map







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CVII Services – V2V
  • Maintenance Vehicle to Commercial Vehicle Communications
  • A moving maintenance vehicle broadcasts a heartbeat-like message with its vehicle type, position and heading
  • A truck following the snow plow receives and displays a warning to the driver about the snow plow ahead


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CVII Future
  • Future Actions (near term)
    • Heavy vehicle to light vehicle communication
    • Priority safety applications
  • Future Actions (longer term)
    • Partner with Large Carriers for long term field tests/pilot program
    • Additional RSE deployments
    • Additional applications: truck parking, overturn warning, tolling, restricted routing/geo fencing
    • Additional communication pathways (non-DSRC)

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Concept of Connected Vehicles
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Other initiatives in Europe
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In summary…
  • ITS important for us as a business and as citizens across the globe
  • Volvo is actively engaged in research with Commercial Vehicles
    • I-95 Corridor Coalition, NY DOT
    • U of Tenn, NTRCI
    • Europe
  • More “bang for the buck” in environment safety and security with Commercial vehicles vs. passenger cars
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Con-way Freight is an LTL carrier focused on a world-class safety journey
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Integrated Truck Technologies –
What We’ve Done…
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Integrated Truck Technologies –
What We’ve Done…



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Integrated Truck Technologies –
Where We’re Going…
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Integrated Truck Technologies –
Where We’re Going…
  • Real-time behavior tracking
    • Connectivity between trucks and overall system
    • Safety technology detects the “world around the truck”
    • World class safety culture requires immediate intervention for unsafe behavior
    • Better targeting of unsafe drivers and behaviors
    • Identification of trends








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Connected Vehicle
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Integrated Truck Technologies –
Operational Approach…
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"Update on the USDOT Smart..."
  • Update on the USDOT Smart Roadside Initiative


  • Tom Kearney, Freight Operations Program, Federal Highway Administration
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“Smart Roadside” – The Concept

  • Smart Roadside will be deployed at strategic points along commercial vehicle routes to improve safety, mobility and efficiency of truck movement and operations on the roadway.
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“Smart Roadside” – Purpose and Need

  • Too many legally loaded commercial motor vehicles are queued up at inspection stations;
  • Unnecessary delay in the US Supply Chain results;
  • Truck Travel Demand is increasing;
  • Enforcement Resources are strained;
  • More effective decision making by enforcement officials as to what vehicles require more extensive  inspections and compliance checks would significantly reduce this delay.
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"The Smart Roadside Program allows..."
  • The Smart Roadside Program allows trucks and drivers to be screened using wireless communication between the vehicle and the infrastructure while traveling at highway speeds.


  • Regulatory functions can be employed while not interrupting commercial vehicle operations.


  • Safety is improved by eliminating stop and go traffic.


  • Data can provide fleet managers insights into the “real-time” status of their vehicles and cargo.
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“Smart Roadside” – Current Status
  • “Smart Roadside” is identified as a “priority application” in the “ITS Strategic Research Plan:  2010-2014”;
  • A multi-year project is supported through the ITS Strategic Plan that will support development of a prototype application;
  • “Smart Roadside” is an component of the Vehicle-to-Infrastructure” (V-I) element of the “Connected Vehicle” Research Initiative.
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“Smart Roadside” – Current Project Schedule
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“Smart Roadside” – Future Implementation
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“Smart Roadside” – Contact Information
  • Tom Kearney
  • FHWA
  • 518-431-4125 ext. 218
  • tom.kearney@dot.gov


  • Chris Flanigan
  • FMCSA
  • 202-385-2384
  • chris.flanigan@dot.gov



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Questions?

Email TIMTC at timtc@trucking.org