NCSL. Surface Transportation Reauthorization Working Group Miller Nash Conference Room 34 th Floor U.S. Bancorp Building Friday, June 13, 2008

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1 NCSL Surface Transportation Reauthorization Working Group Miller Nash Conference Room 34 th Floor U.S. Bancorp Building Friday, June 13, 2008

2 Oregon Green Light CVO Project OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION BRANCH

3 Oregon Green Light Project Mainline Preclearance Systems Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) Scales Automated Vehicle Identification (AVI) Systems Transponders Travel Advisory Systems Downhill Speed Information Systems Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS)

4 Mainline Preclearance Oregon Green Light System Checks: Truck Size, Weight, Height Transponder Signal to Identify Vehicle Records Related to Registration, Tax, and Safety Inspections Automatic Vehicle Identification Overheight detector Weigh-In In-Motion single load cells and axle sensors

5 LOAD CELL INSTALLATION

6 AXLE SENSOR INSTALLATION

7 LOOP DETECTORS COMPUTER

8 AVI / HEIGHT DETECTION ODOT DESIGNED ROTATING POLE

9 Transponders Dedicated Short-Range Communications Mainline Preclearance O R E G O N GREEN LIGHT

10 Data once collected manually is now received automatically through WIM / AVI technology location, date, time number of axles axle weights, axle spacing vehicle length, total weight transponder ID number vehicle record number vehicle lane of travel vehicle speed

11 Green Light Benefits Benefits of Participating in Green Light: Carriers Save Time by Avoiding Unnecessary Stops Carriers Save Money: Improves Driver Retention & Recruitment Reduced Labor Costs Better Fuel Economy Less Vehicle Wear and Tear from Pulling off and Reentering Weigh Stations Enhances Safety Enhances Safety by Bypassing Weigh Stations at Highway Speeds

12 Green Light Benefits State Government Where taxpayers demand efficiency and cost savings: Mainline preclearance avoids cost of building bigger weigh stations Data once collected manually is now received electronically, freeing employees The WIM/AVI provides: Automated highway planning data Pavement management information Effective deployment of regulatory staff

13 Accomplishments Green Light Success Story Now serving 4,100 companies with 40,900 transponderequipped trucks. In 2006, weigh-in-motion and transponder systems at 22 weigh stations allowed trucks to avoid unnecessary stops a total of 1,353,591 times. Truckers saved $13,265,192 in operating costs, 112,800 hours of travel time. Green Light is on track to preclear its 8-millionth truck in April 2007.

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15 Weight Restrictions

16 Vertical Clearance

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28 Technological Concepts for Preserving Bridges and other Weight Sensitive Roadways Virtual Weigh Stations Fixed sites (either existing or new) Photo WIM Portable sites

29 Virtual Weigh Stations Virtual Weigh Stations use Weigh In Motion (WIM) technology with a video capture system to collect images of vehicles exceeding size and weight limits. The system can store data for postprocessing, or can transmit images immediately of potentially violating trucks to remote locations or mobile enforcement units. Virtual Weigh Stations use permanently installed sensors at either new or existing WIM locations

30 Photo WIM Concept Same concept as Virtual Weigh Stations, with the exception that the sensors may be portable, and installed temporarily, for practical use at bridge locations and other weight sensitive roadways. Images captured of overloaded vehicles for post enforcement efforts or immediate transmission to remote locations or mobile enforcement units. Possible Civil Penalties

31 Virtual Weigh Station (Communication Options) L L To nearby weigh station (real time) Download at a later time Wireless Communication (CDPD Modem) L Local Network Connection L Modem Internet RF Modem WIM Cabinet Camera system Information may be sent to a fixed display system, such as a PC screen, or a portable, wireless device such as a PDA.

32 Web Based Virtual WIM Vehicle data for Real Time or Post Enforcement activity can be gathered either by: date vehicle record number

33 Web Based Virtual System To review information for a specific truck, simply click on the image

34 Web Based Virtual System The Vehicle Detail screen provides a time-stamped record that includes: axle configuration axle spacing overall length individual axle weight tandem/tridem weights total GVW vehicle speed any associated warnings

35 Virtual System Bridge Protection A potential cause of damage to Oregon bridges is over-laden trucks. In addition to being a tool for enforcement, a Virtual System may also be used to warn drivers directly. By combining Virtual WIM with existing Green Light technology, warning systems can be designed to redirect trucks that may exceed a bridges recommended weight capacity OVER WEIGHT LOAD WHEN LIGHTS FLASH OVER WEIGHT LOAD

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38 Assess the problem Truck-at-fault crashes have been increasing for several years. From 2001 through 2006: Truck miles traveled increased 8%. Truck crashes increased 33% and the crash rate increased 23% from to per million miles traveled. Truck-at-fault crashes increased 32% and the truck-at-fault crash rate increased 22%

39 Focus on the driver A 2006 crash causation study found that drivers of large trucks and other vehicles involved in truck crashes are 10 times more likely to be the cause of the crash than weather, road conditions, vehicle performance, and other factors.

40 Rally the partners Law enforcement officers working under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) are key to the effort to reduce truck-at-fault crashes. State Police troopers take the lead, but 55 other agencies have noncompensated agreements and 33 actively perform inspections and other enforcement work.

41 Help enforcement officers Safety specialists and enforcement officers must have ready access to safety information to effectively do their job. Oregon has its own remarkable tools Real Time, Enforcer, OSCAR.

42 ENFORCER Enforcer brings efficiencies to the job of weighing and identifying trucks as they roll through weigh stations or get precleared by Green Light weighin-motion systems. At static scales, it allows motor carrier enforcement officers to quickly enter license plate numbers and then collect each truck s weight information. The software also automates the citation process by allowing officers to enter weight- or vehicle-related violation details on the computer screen and print a copy of the citation to hand to the driver.

43 MCTD Motor Carrier Field Services Enforcement Data Collection ENFORCER software for recording weighings.

44 Real Time software Real Time collects the details of all enforcement activities and makes that available to inspectors and enforcement officers anywhere in the state. With Real Time, officers can call up records of citations, warnings, and scale crossings (weigh station event data) for any specific period of time. They can query the database by truck license plate number or carrier file/authority number. Inspectors routinely use this software when verifying a driver s logbook.

45 Enforcement Data Collection RealTime software for creating reports.

46 MCTD Motor Carrier Field Services Enforcement Data Collection Warnings and Citations can printed from ENFORCER based on information from weighing. Automatically saved and uploaded to mainframe computer about every 4 hours.

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48 Oregon Truck Parking Issues Why do so many truckers spend the night parked on highway on- and off-ramps? What s the problem? What s the solution?

49 A 1998 report by the FHWA identified a problem at public rest areas A check of 1,487 public rest areas on Interstate highways in 48 states, and direct observation of usage on a 200-mile segment of I-81 from Virginia to Tennessee found: Of truck parking available on the segment of I-81, 20% of spaces were in public rest areas and 80% were in truck stops. During the day, half of the rest areas were full or overflowing. At night, 8 in 10 were full or overflowing.

50 1998 report also notes other issues Trucks often park on Interstate shoulders and ramps to avoid parallel parking spaces that some drivers say are difficult to use. Truck parking capacity at rest areas is reduced by recreational vehicles and cars parked in truck parking areas. Approximately 42% of the 1,487 rest areas have a time limit on truck parking, but only 1 in 10 of these facilities report that the limits are always enforced.

51 1998 report rest area vs. truck stop... truck drivers tend to use rest areas for their short-term parking needs, and truck stops for long-term parking needs.... accessibility to parking facilities had some influence on driver choice of a place to stop. Drivers who value accessibility tended to prefer public rest areas.... safety features were positive attributes in explaining capacity utilization of truck parking spaces, and a major reason why drivers prefer truck stops.

52 A 2000 study by the NTSB identified a problem and called for further study... not enough adequate truck parking spaces are available to accommodate traffic patterns in certain locations.... the lack of available truck parking or the truck drivers not knowing where parking would be available can negatively impact safety. Some truck drivers... need to be made aware of all available parking, both in advance of and during trips.

53 A 2002 study mandated by TEA-21 confirmed supply / demand issues A shortage of parking at public rest areas may exist in 35 States and a shortage of total parking may exist in 12 States. A driver survey found 23% of the demand for parking is at public rest areas, but only 10% of the supply is there 50% said parking is rarely or almost never available at rest areas. The estimated growth rate of truck parking spaces at public rest areas is below the estimated growth in demand for these spaces.

54 But in terms of inventory, the 2002 study found adequate parking supply... parking areas for trucks and buses along major roads and highways are more than adequate across the nation when both public and commercial parking facilities are factored in.

55 A 2003 Transportation Research Board report summarizes state actions State strategies for managing increasing parking demand: Expanding or improving public rest areas Educating or informing drivers about available spaces Making better use of the private sector and private truck spaces... most parking supply is located in commercial truck parking lots and plazas, and the overcrowding problem concentrates in public rest areas.

56 October 5, :34 a.m. Interstate 5, Exit 278 Flipper Transport truck parked on southbound on-ramp in heavy fog with no lights on or warning triangles posted.

57 October 5, :25 a.m. Interstate 5, Exit 263 Flame Transportation truck parked on northbound freeway side of on-ramp, at Pilot Truck Stop exit, partially blocking view of traffic entering I-5, in heavy fog with no lights on or warning triangles posted.

58 Example project using ITS

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60 Users completed 98,572 transactions and records inquiries in the 1 st quarter , , , , ,000 75,000 50,000 25, ,356 companies have signed up for Trucking Online, including 4,604 Oregon firms. Tax Receipt Renewal Transactions by Renewal Year: , , , , ,077 Transactions Records Inquiries 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 1 st Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr

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62 QUESTIONS? Gregg Dal Ponte, Administrator Motor Carrier Transportation Division Oregon Department of Transportation