Freight Data for Freight Data for System Performance System Performance

MeasurementMeasurement

Jeff ShortJeff ShortAmerican Transportation Research Institute (ATRI)American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI)

Talking FreightTalking FreightAugust 18, 2010August 18, 2010

Sponsored by Federal Highway Sponsored by Federal Highway Administration (2002-Present)Administration (2002-Present)

Customized Processing System & Methods Customized Processing System & Methods for Producing Freight Performance for Producing Freight Performance MeasuresMeasures The dataset used is multi-year/multi-sourceThe dataset used is multi-year/multi-source Billions of unique truck positions Billions of unique truck positions

received/processed per yr.received/processed per yr. Several hundred thousand individual trucks in Several hundred thousand individual trucks in

the populationthe population

PurposePurpose

Identify needed highway Identify needed highway improvements.improvements.

Monitor the effectiveness of highway Monitor the effectiveness of highway investment.investment.

Measure highway congestion.Measure highway congestion. Measure economic activity.Measure economic activity.

Key MeasuresKey Measures

Average Speed: Spot Speed and Space Mean Speed

Reliability Delay at U.S./Canada border

crossings Freight Flows

System Performance: System Performance: InterstateInterstate

System Performance: System Performance: Urban CorridorsUrban Corridors

2009 Analysis of Freight 2009 Analysis of Freight BottlenecksBottlenecks

Joint FHWA / ATRI News Release on 100 Locations

Major News Coverage in 21 Media Outlets

List will grow in 2011: Goal of 250 Locations Increased attention from local

gov’t

An Analysis of the An Analysis of the Operational Operational

Costs of TruckingCosts of Trucking Released December 2008 Findings provide real-

world inputs for freight transportation planning programs and models

Research documented Marginal Costs – those associated with operating a truck one mile or one hour

Operational Costs of Operational Costs of TruckingTrucking

Motor Carrier Marginal ExpensesMotor Carrier Marginal Expenses Costs per Costs per MileMile

Costs/ HourCosts/ Hour

Fuel-Oil CostsFuel-Oil Costs $0.634$0.634 $33.00$33.00

Truck/Trailer Lease or Purchase Truck/Trailer Lease or Purchase PaymentsPayments

$0.206$0.206 $10.72$10.72

Repair and MaintenanceRepair and Maintenance $0.092$0.092 $4.79$4.79

Fuel TaxesFuel Taxes $0.062$0.062 $3.23$3.23

Truck Insurance PremiumsTruck Insurance Premiums $0.06$0.06 $3.12$3.12

TiresTires $0.03$0.03 $1.56$1.56

Licensing- OS/OW PermitsLicensing- OS/OW Permits $0.024$0.024 $1.25$1.25

TollsTolls $0.019$0.019 $0.99$0.99

Driver PayDriver Pay $0.441$0.441 $16.59$16.59

Driver BenefitsDriver Benefits $0.126 $0.126 $6.56$6.56

Driver Bonus PaymentsDriver Bonus Payments $0.036$0.036 $1.87$1.87

Total Marginal CostsTotal Marginal Costs $1.73$1.73 $83.68$83.68

Bottleneck Delay: Atlanta “Spaghetti Bottleneck Delay: Atlanta “Spaghetti Junction”Junction”

Bottleneck Delay: Atlanta “Spaghetti Bottleneck Delay: Atlanta “Spaghetti Junction”Junction”

Operational Costs of Operational Costs of TruckingTrucking

Vehicle Based Fuel-Oil Costs Truck/Trailer Costs Repairs and

Maintenance Fuel Taxes Truck Insurance

Premiums Tires Licensing Tolls

Driver Based Driver Pay Driver Benefits Driver Bonus

Payments

$83.68 Per Hour - $1.61 Per $83.68 Per Hour - $1.61 Per MileMile

$5.7 million per year$5.7 million per year

System Performance: System Performance: International Border International Border

CrossingsCrossings

System Performance: System Performance: Freight FlowsFreight Flows

Measurement of the Highway Measurement of the Highway Transportation System’s Ability to Transportation System’s Ability to Facilitate and Enhance Economic Facilitate and Enhance Economic ActivityActivity Intrastate, Interstate, Regional and Intrastate, Interstate, Regional and

International Travel is MeasuredInternational Travel is Measured

Questions?Questions?

Jeff Short: Jeff Short: jshort@trucking.org

Crystal Jones: Crystal Jones: Crystal.Jones@dot.gov