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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FMCSA Technology Update Presented by: Jeff Loftus Chief, Technology Division FMCSA, Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology 91st Annual Meeting Subcommittee on Highway Transport Portland, Maine June 6-9, 2010 Agenda ► Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) ● Current State Deployment Status ● Examples of Deployed Expanded CVISN Projects ► Electronic Onboard Recorders ● New Regulation ● Details & Schedule ► Smart Infra-Red Inspection System (SIRIS) ► Wireless Roadside Inspections ► IntelliDrive for trucks and buses Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 1 CVISN State Deployment Status Expanded CVISN – Completed Core Deployment (25 States) AK CVISN Core Deployment (24 States plus DC) CVISN Core Planning and Design (3 States) WA ND MT OR VT ID WI WY UT IL CO KS MO KY AZ NM MS AL TX HI Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration WV VA TN NC AR LA RI PA OH IN CA OK NY MI IA NE NV ME MN SD NH SC CT NJ DE MD DC GA FL 2 National Goal ► For every State to have Core CVISN functionality ● Safety Information Exchange Commercial Vehicle Information Exchange Window (CVIEW) for upload/download information to Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) system ● Electronic Screening Transponder-based selection system for identifying commercial vehicles for further inspection ● Electronic Credentialing International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) International Registration Plan (IRP) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 3 Spotlight Projects Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 4 Types of Expanded CVISN Projects Funded with Federal CVISN Deployment Grants Type of Expanded CVISN Project Number of States Using Expanded CVISN Funds to Deploy this Type of Project Planning Oversize/Overweight (OS/OW) Permitting Systems Virtual Weigh Station (VWS) 29 Expanded E-Screening 14 20 20 Expanded Information Sharing 9 Expanded Credentialing Credentialing Portal Roadside Software Staff Mobile Inspection Roadside Communications Roadside Hardware 8 8 6 4 3 3 3 Driver Electronic Payment Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) Traveler Information/511 2 2 Wireless Roadside Inspection (WRI) 1 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 2 1 5 Expanded E-Credentialing Nebraska—OS/OW Permitting Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 7 Expanded E-Credentialing Tennessee—CVO Portal Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 8 Virtual Weigh Station Florida Example Source: JAXPORT Demonstration, 2008 Smart Roadside Workshop. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 10 Virtual Weigh Station Idaho Example Source: Smart Roadside Monitoring Systems (SRMS) presentation, 2008 CVISN Deployment Workshop Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration . 11 Expanded E-Screening Florida—Infrared Brake Testing Source: FDOT CVISN Program Overview presentation, Mike Akridge and Richard Easley, August 27, 2008 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration . 12 Roadside Software Alabama—Enforcement Portal Source: AL Demonstration, 2008 CVISN Deployment Workshop. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 13 Electronic Onboard Recorders Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 15 eRODS—HOS Compliance Checking Software ► eRODS (Electronic Record of Duty Status) ● Features Reads HOS log file from EOBRs & Carriers’ support systems Creates graph grid on officer’s computer Identifies and lists violations Enables officers to enter supporting docs’ timestamps Use at roadside inspections and during on-site reviews ● Benefits Eliminates need to manually reconstruct logs at roadside Checks multiple drivers during on-site reviews FMCSA supported application Part of Mobile Client suite of applications Integrated with Aspen and CAPRI functions Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 16 eRODS—HOS Compliance Checking Software (continued) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 17 eRODS—HOS Compliance Checking Software (continued) ► Planned Schedule: ► June – Dec 2010 ● Develop and test comm. protocols with EOBR vendors, States, and motor carriers ● Conduct end-to-end testing at CMV Roadside Technology Corridor ● Conduct webinars, conference calls, in person meetings with interested stakeholders ► 2011 ● Deploy eRODS as part of Mobile Client release ● Conduct training for State and Federal inspectors and investigators ► June 2012 ● EOBR rule takes full effect Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 18 Smart Infrared Inspection System (SIRIS) ► $1.4 M Research Grant ► Field tested in: • FMCSA CMV Roadside Technology Corridor in TN. • NY • NJ ► Final report – Mid 2010 ► Performance Specs. – Dec 2010 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 19 SIRIS User Interface ► System triggers on wheel ends and looks at both sides of the vehicle ► System looks at three areas specifically: ● Tire ● Wheel (brake area) ● Hub ► Automatically evaluates each vehicle and alerts when problem noted ► Vehicles currently identified by image during inspection ► Currently works at speeds up to about 20 mph Current SIRIS User Interface (this vehicle placed OOS) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 20 SIRIS Current User Interface (cont’d) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 21 Wireless Roadside Inspection (WRI) Program Vision & Goal ► Vision ● Motor Carrier safety improved through dramatic increases in roadside safety inspections ● Frequent driver and vehicle safety assessments ensure compliance ● Safe and legal motor carrier transportation not hindered ● Wide industry and public agency participation ► Goal ● Improved motor carrier safety (reduction in accidents) due to increased compliance (change in motor carrier and driver behavior) caused by higher frequency of roadside safety inspections using wireless technologies. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 22 Wireless Roadside Inspection Research Program Overview ► Demonstration of real-time and automated safety compliance checks • • • • Driver data (ID, license status, log info) Truck & bus data (lights, brakes, tires) Slow & highway speeds Fixed & mobile inspection units ► Program Status • 2005-7: Proof-of-concept test: successful • 2008-11: Pilot test phase • Multiple comm. paths • Back office integration • Interface refinement • Draft performance specifications Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 23 WRI Program Phases & Schedule 2006 2007 2009 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Phase I: Concept Development & Verification Phase II: System & Strategy Definition POC Test One Location Two Vehicles Vehicle to Roadside Pilot Tests Finalize Deployment Strategies & Impacts Corridors Several Vehicles Alternate Technologies Multiple communication technologies Roadside to Back Office Field Operational Test Multi-Corridor/Jurisdiction Fleet Selected Technologies Full Network Deploy WRI Program Phase III: Go / No Go Decision Point Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 24 Key Related Activities ► The WRI program complements and will directly support the following key initiatives and activities ● CSA 2010 ● Expanded CVISN ● Electronic Onboard Recorder rule ● FHWA research project on universal ID ● State virtual weigh station deployments Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 25 Next Steps & Target Completion Dates ► Develop WRI Program Requirements – Feb 2010 ► Develop WRI Back Office System Prototype (Volpe) – Jun 2010 ► Test Different WRI Communication Paths with Back Office System – Aug – Dec 2010 ● Kentucky – Universal ID ● Tennessee – Commercial Mobile Radio Services (cellular, satellite) ● New York – Dedicated Short-Range Comm. at 5.9 GHz ► Final Report on pilot tests – June 2011 ► Go/No Go decision on WRI FOT – Sep 2011 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 26 Program Snapshot -sm US DOT IntelliDrive Effort ► IntelliDrivesm envisions a nationwide system in which intelligent vehicles routinely communicate with each other and the transportation infrastructure in real time ► The purpose is to enable a number of new services that provide significant safety, mobility, and commercial benefits Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 27 IntelliDrive SM – A Quantum Leap Opportunity for Safety Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 29 Discussion ►Questions? Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 30 Thank You Contact Information Jeff Loftus Chief, Technology Division Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Suite W68-3333 Washington, D.C. 20590 202-385-2363 202-385-2422 fax [email protected] FMCSA Technology website : http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/art-technology.asp Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 31