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National Its/Intermodal Frieght Program National ITS/Intermodal Freight Program Requirements Final Report, ITS/Intermodal Freight Program Commercial Vehicle Fleet Management and Information Systems, Phase II Contract No. DTFH61-93-C-00084 October 1999 NOTICE This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The United States Government assumes no liability for its contents or use thereof. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. The United States Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trade and manu- facturers’ names appear in this report only because they are considered essential to the object of the document. Technical Report Documentation Page 1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient’s Catalog No. 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date National ITS/Intermodal Freight Program Requirements October 1999 6. Performing Organizational Code 7. Author (s) 8. Performing Organization Report No. Lance Grenzeback, Molly Markert 6827.001 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 150 CambridgePark Drive Suite 4000 11. Contract or Grant No. Cambridge, MA 02140 DTFH61-93-C-00084 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Covered Federal Highway Administration Final Report, 1997-1999 Office of Acquisition Management, HAM-30A 400 Seventh Street, S.W. 14. Sponsoring Agency Code Room 4410 Washington, DC 20590 15. Supplementary Notes Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative – Gene McHale, FHWA, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center Anne Aylward from the Volpe National Transportation System Center served as a senior advisor to this project. 16. Abstract This report recommends the development of a national intelligent transportation system (ITS) program for intermodal freight that will promote the application of ITS technology to enhance the safety, reliability, and responsiveness of the intermodal freight system. The report describes current applications of ITS technologies to freight movement and opportunities for the U.S. DOT to accelerate the application of ITS technologies to intermodal freight movement. The private sector has played the primary role in developing and applying advanced information technology to shipment and asset management, including shipment tracing and information systems; inventory and stowage management systems; and asset location and management systems. There has been parallel development of intelligent transportation systems by the public sector for traffic and highway management, including traveler information systems, toll collection systems, and traffic management systems. Three areas of opportunity for the U.S. DOT to improve intermodal freight movement through the application of ITS technologies are: · Business strategy – develop business and organizational strategies that will increase interaction and collaboration among the intermodal stakeholders in the public and private sectors; · Information technology – improve intermodal freight operations through the development of data-exchange standards and interop- erable freight-identification technologies; and · Intermodal operations – improve shipment tracing and management, reduce congestion at gates and terminals, and improve route and fleet management through a series of operational tests that apply information technology and ITS to intermodal freight problems. 17. Key Words 18. Distribution Statement Intelligent transportation systems, intermodal freight, national pro- No restrictions. This document is available to the public through gram, information technology, information systems, public-private the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161 forums, training, intermodal operations, operational tests 19. Security Classif. (of this report) 20. Security Classif. (of this page) 21. No. of Pages 22. Price Unclassified Unclassified 126 Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized National ITS/Intermodal Freight Program Requirements Final Report, ITS/Intermodal Freight Program Contract No. DTFH61-93-C-00084 Commercial Vehicle Fleet Management and Information Systems, Phase II Prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 150 CambridgePark Drive, Suite 4000 Cambridge, MA 02140 In cooperation with Volpe National Transportation Systems Center Prepared for U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration October 1999 Table of Contents Table of Contents Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................... 1 Profile of Intermodal Freight Industry ............................................................................. 1 Air.................................................................................................................................... 1 Ocean............................................................................................................................... 1 Rail................................................................................................................................... 1 Trucking.......................................................................................................................... 2 Key Issues and Impediments ............................................................................................. 2 Business Strategy........................................................................................................... 2 Information Technology............................................................................................... 4 Intermodal Operations ................................................................................................. 4 Recommendations ............................................................................................................... 5 Business Strategy........................................................................................................... 5 Overview.................................................................................................................. 5 Recommendations .................................................................................................. 7 Information Technology ........................................................................................ 9 Intermodal Operations........................................................................................... 10 1. Introduction................................................................................................................................ 13 Objective................................................................................................................................ 13 Overview of Intermodal Freight Transportation ............................................................ 13 Growth in Intermodal Freight Movement ....................................................................... 15 Complexity of Intermodal Freight Movement ................................................................ 15 Application of Intelligent Transportation Systems......................................................... 17 Development of a National ITS/Intermodal Freight Program..................................... 17 Objectives and Organization of This Report.................................................................... 18 2. Methodology .............................................................................................................................. 19 Conduct Literature Review ................................................................................................ 19 Obtain Input from Intermodal Stakeholders ................................................................... 19 Interview Key Public and Private Stakeholders ....................................................... 19 Conduct Listening Sessions ......................................................................................... 20 Perform and Document Data Analysis ...................................................................... 20 Segment the Intermodal Industry ........................................................................ 20 Scan ITS-Related Freight Initiatives and Applications...................................... 20 Identify Key Issues and Impediments................................................................. 20 Identify Potential U.S. DOT Activities................................................................. 21 Develop ITS/Intermodal Freight Program......................................................... 21 Solicit Input and Review by the Steering Group ............................................... 21 ii Table of Contents Table of Contents (continued) 3. Profile of Intermodal Freight System.................................................................................... 22 Elements of the Intermodal System .................................................................................. 22 Industry Segments............................................................................................................... 22 Air.................................................................................................................................... 22 Ocean............................................................................................................................... 25 Rail..................................................................................................................................
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