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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is undertaking a Freight Performance Measurement (FPM) initiative aimed at measuring travel times in freight-significant corridors, including border waiting times at major U.S. land border crossings. The objective of this paper is to examine technologies that can be used to support automated measurement of border delay and crossing time at U.S./Mexico commercial crossings. Following a brief description of the commercial border crossing process, the concept of border crossing delay and border time index is discussed. The research analyzes six technologies that could be used to measure truck border crossing time and delay. The analysis includes a definition of the technology and the advantages and disadvantages that each technology presents for measuring truck border crossing time. The paper concludes with recommendation of two technologies that are candidates to be used at commercial border crossings and proposes further research to define a border crossing time and delay information system.

01084478

08-2588

English

14p

2008

Transportation Research Board 87th Annual Meeting

DVD

Figures (5) ; References (6) ; Tables (1)

Automatic license plate readers; Automatic vehicle identification; Automatic vehicle location; Freight traffic; International borders; Loop detectors; Mobile telephones; Performance measurement; Speed and delay studies; Traffic delays; Travel time

Mexico

Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Highways; Security and Emergencies; I10: Economics and Administration

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2008 Paper #08-2588

BTRIS, TRIS, TRB

Jan 29 2008 5:01PM