Talking Freight Talking Freight

April 15, 2009April 15, 2009

General Themes Seen in General Themes Seen in Reauthorization Proposals/PositionsReauthorization Proposals/Positions

Defining a federal role in freight and goods movementDefining a federal role in freight and goods movement given the regional benefits given the regional benefits provided by freight corridors and the importance of interstate commerceprovided by freight corridors and the importance of interstate commerce

Linking transportation policy and funding to the environment and energy sectorsLinking transportation policy and funding to the environment and energy sectors given transportation’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and concerns about energy given transportation’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and concerns about energy securitysecurity

Promoting better management of existing assetsPromoting better management of existing assets through efficient use or life-cycle through efficient use or life-cycle management strategiesmanagement strategies

Using multiple funding sourcesUsing multiple funding sources to ensure the long-term sustainability of the programs and to ensure the long-term sustainability of the programs and

Incorporating performance and accountabilityIncorporating performance and accountability into transportation programs to ensure into transportation programs to ensure projects that receive funding result in commensurate public benefitsprojects that receive funding result in commensurate public benefits

Transportation Performance Transportation Performance MeasurementMeasurement

Several groups have recommended Several groups have recommended performance-based surface performance-based surface transportation programstransportation programs Previous DOT Administration’s –”Transportation Previous DOT Administration’s –”Transportation

Infrastructure Reform Act” proposalInfrastructure Reform Act” proposal AASHTOAASHTO Policy and Revenue CommissionPolicy and Revenue Commission Finance CommissionFinance Commission GAOGAO

Freight Significant Highway Freight Significant Highway InfrastructureInfrastructure

Interstate SystemInterstate System International Land Border Crossings International Land Border Crossings

and approachesand approaches Intermodal ConnectorsIntermodal Connectors

Port TerminalsPort Terminals Rail TerminalsRail Terminals Air TerminalsAir Terminals

What are Key Freight Performance What are Key Freight Performance Indicators?Indicators?

Point-to-point travel times on selected freight-Point-to-point travel times on selected freight-significant highways significant highways

Crossing times at international borders Crossing times at international borders Condition of connectors between NHS and Condition of connectors between NHS and

intermodal terminals intermodal terminals Empty milesEmpty miles Cost of highway freight per hour / mile Cost of highway freight per hour / mile Cargo insurance costsCargo insurance costs Customer satisfactionCustomer satisfaction Hours of delay per…Hours of delay per…

http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/freight_analysis/measure_rpt.htm

Background and MethodologyBackground and MethodologyWhat? What? o Uses trucks as probesUses trucks as probes..Why?Why?o Provides a quantifiable basis to engage public and private sector Provides a quantifiable basis to engage public and private sector

and investigate and explore causes of delay.and investigate and explore causes of delay.How?How?o Partnership with American Transportation Research Institute, Partnership with American Transportation Research Institute,

data providers, and motor carriers.data providers, and motor carriers.Where?Where?o 25 major US interstates.25 major US interstates.o Land border crossings.Land border crossings. 15 US/Canada crossings.15 US/Canada crossings.

National Corridor AnalysisNational Corridor Analysis

FPM InterstatesFPM Interstates

International Border International Border CrossingsCrossings

US –Canada Land Border CrossingsUS –Canada Land Border Crossings

Typical Border Crossing NetworkTypical Border Crossing Network

U.S. RoadwaysPRIMARY HIGHWAYS1) Michigan Route 3 2) Interstate 75 3) Interstate 944) Interstate 96  Canadian RoadwaysPRIMARY HIGHWAYS1) ON Provincial 401 2) ON Provincial 3) E.C. Row EXPY

FEEDER ROADS4) ON Provincial 403

• Freight Significant CorridorsFreight Significant Corridors• Average Operating Speeds (entire Average Operating Speeds (entire

Corridor)Corridor)• Travel Time Reliability (Buffer Index)Travel Time Reliability (Buffer Index)

• Borders (US/Canada)Borders (US/Canada)• Total Crossing TimeTotal Crossing Time• Crossing Time Reliability (Buffer Index)Crossing Time Reliability (Buffer Index)

Current MeasuresCurrent Measures

Other Travel Time MeasuresOther Travel Time Measures Measures of average travel time Measures of average travel time

Average travel time in peak period in major metro areas Average travel time in peak period in major metro areas city-to-city travel timecity-to-city travel time shipper point-to-point travel timeshipper point-to-point travel time

Measures of delay (or added travel time) Measures of delay (or added travel time) hours of delay per 1000 vehicle-milehours of delay per 1000 vehicle-mile percent of corridor experiencing AM/PM peak delay percent of corridor experiencing AM/PM peak delay

Reliability MeasuresReliability Measures Incident-based delayIncident-based delay Work-zone based delayWork-zone based delay Weather-based delayWeather-based delay

Current Initiatives – US/MexicoCurrent Initiatives – US/Mexico US/DOT FHWA LedUS/DOT FHWA Led

Otay Mesa – GPSOtay Mesa – GPS El Paso Bridge of the America – RFIDEl Paso Bridge of the America – RFID

State Lead w/ FHWA SupportState Lead w/ FHWA Support Pharr/Reynosa (TX DOT)Pharr/Reynosa (TX DOT) Nogales (AZ DOT)Nogales (AZ DOT) Laredo (contemplated)Laredo (contemplated)

Intermodal Connector Assessment ToolIntermodal Connector Assessment Tool

Simple tool for assessing the condition of Simple tool for assessing the condition of freight intermodal connectors at a state or freight intermodal connectors at a state or national level national level

Makes maximum utilization of data that is Makes maximum utilization of data that is readily available from National data sets readily available from National data sets (e.g. HPMS)(e.g. HPMS)

Distributed later this summerDistributed later this summer

FPM Methods andFPM Methods andApplicationsApplications

Data AttributesData Attributes

Number of VehiclesNumber of Vehicles Characteristics of vehiclesCharacteristics of vehicles Average Annual PositionsAverage Annual Positions Data for 25 Corridors will be available from Data for 25 Corridors will be available from

mid-2006 to presentmid-2006 to present Border Crossing Data from mid-2006 to Border Crossing Data from mid-2006 to

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Data Processing WalkthroughData Processing Walkthrough

IDID TIMETIME LatitudeLatitude LongitudeLongitude InterstateInterstate

POLXGXBPOLXGXB 4/2/2004 04:06:004/2/2004 04:06:00 -122.185-122.185 48.102248.1022 I5I5

LLBLPXELLBLPXE 4/2/2004 04:10:004/2/2004 04:10:00 -123.384-123.384 42.604442.6044 I5I5

OP11REOP11RE 4/7/2004 11:40:004/7/2004 11:40:00 -122.333-122.333 48.417548.4175 I5I5

BXLESXBBXLESXB 4/8/2004 20:41:004/8/2004 20:41:00 -118.469-118.469 34.292534.2925 I5I5

X1OBLPEX1OBLPE 4/8/2004 20:41:004/8/2004 20:41:00 -119.259-119.259 35.299235.2992 I5I5

Data CharacteristicsData Characteristics ID, Time Stamp, Lat, Long, Interstate IdentifierID, Time Stamp, Lat, Long, Interstate Identifier

Data Processing WalkthroughData Processing Walkthrough

Multiple Hardware/Software ApplicationsMultiple Hardware/Software Applications Data management software, tools and techniques.Data management software, tools and techniques. Data processing software, tools and techniques.Data processing software, tools and techniques.

National corridor data analysis is conducted using a National corridor data analysis is conducted using a customized application that uses:customized application that uses:

– A relational database management system.A relational database management system.– Geographic information system software Geographic information system software

Confidence the Data Can be Applied inConfidence the Data Can be Applied inthe Following Areas:the Following Areas:

• Trend Analysis and Historical Data (e.g. for performance Trend Analysis and Historical Data (e.g. for performance measurement, public information, engaging freight stakeholders)measurement, public information, engaging freight stakeholders)

• Analysis of the effects of varying operational conditions on the Analysis of the effects of varying operational conditions on the network (e.g. weather, incidents, work zones)network (e.g. weather, incidents, work zones)

• Before and After Project AnalysisBefore and After Project Analysis

• Border Crossing TimesBorder Crossing Times

Data ApplicationsData Applications

Data ApplicationsData Applications

State Interstate From_Mile To_Mile Average_SpeedOR i5 276 279 48.16291OR i5 279 276 48.78543OR i5 279 282 47.15467OR i5 282 285 46.61799OR i5 282 279 47.57828OR i5 285 282 46.90866OR i5 285 288 45.99098

State ExampleState Example

Incident Example: Florida WildfireIncident Example: Florida Wildfire

North Carolina Work Zone ExampleNorth Carolina Work Zone ExampleNorth Carolina Workzone Area (I-95)

June 16-20, 2008 *WORKZONE*

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Other ApplicationsOther Applications

Border ExampleBorder Example

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