Border Efficiency Border Efficiency Research InitiativesResearch Initiatives

American Transportation American Transportation Research Institute Research Institute

August 16, 2006August 16, 2006

ATRIATRI

Research arm of the trucking Research arm of the trucking industry, an independent affiliate of industry, an independent affiliate of the American Trucking Associations the American Trucking Associations FederationFederation

501(c)(3) charitable research trust501(c)(3) charitable research trust Governed by 15 member BoardGoverned by 15 member Board Research agenda developed by Research agenda developed by

Research Advisory Committee (RAC)Research Advisory Committee (RAC)

Industry RealitiesIndustry Realities

• Truck Tonnage/VMTs up 70% from Truck Tonnage/VMTs up 70% from 2002 – 20202002 – 2020

• 82% of Freight Movement & Growing82% of Freight Movement & Growing• Average Operating Margin: 3.7% (Q1 Average Operating Margin: 3.7% (Q1

2006)2006)• 3.2 Million Class 8 CDL Drivers / 3.2 Million Class 8 CDL Drivers /

Massive ShortageMassive Shortage• Border Security Concerns DocumentedBorder Security Concerns Documented• Border Delays Real & CostlyBorder Delays Real & Costly

Industry RealitiesIndustry Realities

• Fuel Costly: $3.00 +/gallonFuel Costly: $3.00 +/gallon• Idling Emissions Concerns Idling Emissions Concerns

GrowingGrowing• New Issue with HOS/Parking New Issue with HOS/Parking

Availability at BordersAvailability at Borders

Three Border Research Three Border Research ProjectsProjects

• FHWA Freight Performance FHWA Freight Performance Measures InitiativeMeasures Initiative

• CBP Border Efficiency CBP Border Efficiency AssessmentAssessment

• FMCSA Canadian Border IssuesFMCSA Canadian Border Issues

Freight Performance Freight Performance Measures Measures

Aka: Travel Time in Freight Significant Aka: Travel Time in Freight Significant CorridorsCorridors

Determination of truck travel time and Determination of truck travel time and reliability of truck movements on the reliability of truck movements on the national transportation system using national transportation system using communications technologycommunications technology

Freight Performance Freight Performance MeasuresMeasures

Texas 2005 I-10

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Freight Performance Freight Performance MeasuresMeasures

Border Activities Border Activities FPM monitoring at 5 northern border crossingsFPM monitoring at 5 northern border crossings

Blaine (Pacific Highway): Blaine, WABlaine (Pacific Highway): Blaine, WA Pembina: Pembina, NDPembina: Pembina, ND Ambassador Bridge: Detroit, MIAmbassador Bridge: Detroit, MI Peace Bridge: Buffalo, NYPeace Bridge: Buffalo, NY Champlain: Champlain, NYChamplain: Champlain, NY

Development of southern border crossing Development of southern border crossing monitoring systemmonitoring system Non-tractor electronic truck dataNon-tractor electronic truck data

Development of truck parking mappingDevelopment of truck parking mapping Eight Case Studies including WA & TXEight Case Studies including WA & TX

Task 1Task 1Lit Lit

Review Review and and

SynthesisSynthesis

CBP Border Efficiency AssessmentCBP Border Efficiency Assessment Task 1 Task 1

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Literature Review and Literature Review and SynthesisSynthesis

• Annotated BibliographyAnnotated Bibliography

• Comp. Literature ReviewComp. Literature Review

• Synthesis & AnalysisSynthesis & Analysis

OBJECTIVE: Understand Trends and Control for Effects

CBP Border Efficiency AssessmentCBP Border Efficiency Assessment Task 2Task 2

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Task 2Task 2Industry Industry Review Review

CommitteCommitteee

Industry Review Industry Review CommitteeCommittee

•Provision of real-time cost Provision of real-time cost datadata

• Representative: TL, LTL, Representative: TL, LTL, Spec. / Commodities / Staff Spec. / Commodities / Staff Resp.Resp.

• Review, Comment & Review, Comment & CalibrationCalibration

OBJECTIVE: Industry Data Development & Consensus

CBP Border Efficiency AssessmentCBP Border Efficiency Assessment Task 3Task 3

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Task 3Task 3Baseline Baseline

Indicators Indicators and MOE and MOE MappingMapping

Baseline Indicators and Baseline Indicators and MOE MappingMOE Mapping

• Targeted Industry SurveyTargeted Industry Survey

• Identify & Quantify IndicesIdentify & Quantify Indices

• Truck E-Manifest Mapping Truck E-Manifest Mapping to Indicesto Indices

OBJECTIVE: Document & Quantify TE-M Impacts on Industry Indices

CBP Border Efficiency AssessmentCBP Border Efficiency Assessment Task 4Task 4

Task 1Task 1Lit Lit

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Task 4Task 4Truck E-Truck E-Manifest Manifest Conops Conops

and Oppsand Opps

Truck E-Manifest Truck E-Manifest Conops and CostsConops and Costs

• Document & Analyze Document & Analyze Industry Tech/Apps/TrendsIndustry Tech/Apps/Trends

• Map ACE/TE-M to Map ACE/TE-M to Processes & SystemsProcesses & Systems

• Recommend Long-Term Recommend Long-Term OpportunitiesOpportunities

OBJECTIVE: Long-Term Utility & Applicability

CBP Border Efficiency AssessmentCBP Border Efficiency Assessment Task 5Task 5

Task 1Task 1Lit Lit

Review Review and and

SynthesisSynthesis

Task 5Task 5Field Field

ValidationValidation

Field Testing of MOEs Field Testing of MOEs and C-Bsand C-Bs

• Identify Appropriate/Rep Identify Appropriate/Rep CarriersCarriers

• Develop Baseline/ACE Develop Baseline/ACE IndicatorsIndicators

•Collect/Document Field Collect/Document Field DataData

OBJECTIVE: Field Validation of Task 3 Findings

CBP Border Efficiency AssessmentCBP Border Efficiency Assessment Task 6Task 6

Task 6Task 6Economic/Economic/Capacity Capacity Issues Issues

and Truck and Truck E-E-

ManifestManifest

Economic/Capacity Economic/Capacity Issues and Truck E-Issues and Truck E-

ManifestManifest

• Incorporation of Industry Incorporation of Industry TrendsTrends

• Documentation of Non-ACE Documentation of Non-ACE Capacity IssuesCapacity Issues

• Management of ACE vs. Management of ACE vs. Non-ACE IssuesNon-ACE Issues

OBJECTIVE: Macro-Analysis of Border Capacity, Trends & Recommendations

Preliminary Findings Preliminary Findings Border crossing conops are extremely complex!Border crossing conops are extremely complex!

Northern border operations differ substantially from Northern border operations differ substantially from southern border; essentially different performance southern border; essentially different performance measures/inputs.measures/inputs.

POE/Crossing requirements differ by [same] border POE/Crossing requirements differ by [same] border location.location.

ACE likely improves backroom efficiencies; additional ACE likely improves backroom efficiencies; additional SCM opportunities not yet realized. ACE efficiency SCM opportunities not yet realized. ACE efficiency value may be marginalized by infrastructure/labor value may be marginalized by infrastructure/labor delays, while security benefits are likely.delays, while security benefits are likely.

ACE connectivity options may favor larger carriersACE connectivity options may favor larger carriers

FMCSA Canadian Issues FMCSA Canadian Issues Study Study

Beyond Security…Beyond Security… Carrier safety compliance and Carrier safety compliance and

enforcement continuesenforcement continues U.S. / Canadian Programs differ…U.S. / Canadian Programs differ… Industry awareness lackingIndustry awareness lacking Consolidation/harmonization Consolidation/harmonization

opportunities existopportunities exist

FMCSA Canadian Issues StudyFMCSA Canadian Issues Study Research TeamResearch Team

FMCSAFMCSA SAICSAIC ATRIATRI CVSACVSA North American Driver Safety North American Driver Safety

FoundationFoundation

Project ObjectivesProject Objectives

1. Ensure motor carriers with cross-border operations have access to information on the operating requirements of both countries. including CMV safety regulatory variances.

2. Comprehensive report of historical, current and future planned FMCSA-Canada activities and initiatives.

3. Identify significant issues that could impact harmonization and reciprocal recognition of programs, policies, regulations and standards between FMCSA and Transport Canada and other Canadian governmental agencies relating to CMV safety.

4. Assist in evaluating the effect of FMCSA regulatory proposals/policies on Canadian motor carriers operating in the U.S.; understand how regulatory proposals and policy changes effect current FMCSA initiatives and bi-lateral agreements with Transport Canada and other Canadian government organizations (including Departmental agreements).

Border Crossing Border Crossing Initiatives Initiatives

EFMEFM

CCMTACCMTA

ACEACE

FMCSAFMCSA

EFMEFM

FPMFPM

Additionally…Additionally…

• MC Efficiency Study (FMCSA)MC Efficiency Study (FMCSA)• Industry Standards Initiatives Industry Standards Initiatives

(Industry/TMC)(Industry/TMC)• WCO InitiativesWCO Initiatives• State Programs & Intra-State State Programs & Intra-State

RegsRegs• CBP Programs & Plans?CBP Programs & Plans?

Contact InformationContact Information

• Dan Murray:Dan Murray:• 651-641-6162651-641-6162• Dmurray@trucking.orgDmurray@trucking.org

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