Border WaitTime

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• Border Wait-Time
• Measurement Project
• Project Implementation
• Status Report
• Presentation to
• Talking Freight Seminar Series
• August 16, 2006
• Coordination and Policy Advice
• Ontario Region

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TC/TGT Border Wait Time Measurement Project

• Project Description
• Transport Canada, Ontario Region, has entered
  into a contract with Turnpike Global Technologies
  (TGT) Inc., to implement and manage a Real-Time,
  Border Wait-Time Measurement System for
  commercial vehicle traffic, based upon custom
  configured, interval data derived from the
  trip/tractor logs generated by TGTs on-board,
  vehicle tracking and data logging technology.
• In October 05, the RDG, Ontario, approved
  funding from the regions operating budget, to
  implement the proposed BWT measurement system.
• The contract was formally awarded to TGT on
  January 20, 2006.
• Total cost of project implementation to the end
  of 05/06 fiscal year is 116.4K (Cdn.).
  Contract includes two annual renewal options
  (50.64K/annum), commencing April 1, 2006,
  comprised of recurring data mgmt/system mtnce.
  fees.
• All equipment has been acquired, and site
  installations, probe deployments, etc., have
  commenced. The system will be fully operational
  by 31/03/06.
• Project Objective
• The objective of this project is to demonstrate a
  commitment to innovation by kick-starting
  development exploitation of a new, increasingly
  abundant and economically viable, E-data resource
  with tangible benefits for both government and
  industry alike.
• Project Partners
• This is a partnership of mutual interests that
  includes
• the Bridge and Tunnel Operators Association
  (BTOA),
• the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA),
• TGTs client carriers, who will share access to
  the border-related elements of their proprietary
  logs, and
• those other carriers who would agree to host
  on-board, (GPS) probe-units.

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TC/TGT Border Wait Time Measurement Project

• Project Method
• In 2003-05, TC - Ontario Region, in conjunction
  with TGT,developed, and successfully field-test,
  the capability to estimate Wait-Time at Can/U.S.
  border crossings using data elements drawn from a
  carriers digital trip/tractor logs.
• Using custom algorithms and advance geofencing
  techniques, TGTs data logging system can be
  programmed to record vehicle movement, stop times
  and delays, both within crossing plazas and
  throughout pre-defined border crossing perimeter
  zones
• With Base Station readers located at each
  crossing, the corresponding Wait-Time/interval
  data can then be transmitted, processed and
  posted to a fully integrated, real-time,
  web-portal and otherwise stored for subsequent
  time-series and trend analysis.
• Access to the Proprietary Data Logs
• The primary data resource is the border-crossing
  activity records that TGTs client carriers
  compile through conduct of their day-day
  operations.
• To supplement the number of available border
  crossing observations, Transport Canada, Ontario
  Region, has purchased eighty-six (86) Route
  Tracker (RT), GPS tracking devices to be deployed
  as mobile, probe-units on host carriers with a
  high frequency of crossing activity.  
• All of TGTs core-client carriers (10) have
  agreed to participate in the project.
• Seven (7) additional carriers have confirmed a
  willingness to host TC probe-units, and
  discussions are ongoing with another 7-12
  carriers. Each carrier is committed to the
  initiative on the understanding that
• Shared, 3rd-party, data access will be limited to
  that fragment of the digital, trip/tractor logs
  that reflects movement activity, wait-times and
  congestion patterns, etc. 1) within the crossing
  plazas themselves, and 2) along those extended
  perimeter, or approach, zones that (empirically)
  define the network/system configuration of the
  six (6) major Can/U.S. border crossings in
  southern Ontario.

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TC/TGT Border Wait Time Measurement Project
GPS-based Technology System
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How RouteTracker Works
PLUG CONFIGURATIONS
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Client/Carrier Service Content

• Vehicle Activity
• Detailed electronic trip sheet Automatic
• Breadcrumb mapping
• Productivity Monitoring
• Geo-coded customer locations
• Vehicle Stops Customer Stops
• Route verification delays, demurrage
• Border Crossings
• Fleet Operations Reporting
• Vehicle Speeds, Idle Times
• Hard Braking Engine Faults
• Driver performance scorecards
• Payroll Audit
• Mileage Stops/turnaround times
• Automated IFTA Fuel Tax Reporting

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Potential Benefits Cost Savings

• Ease of Installation
• Route Tracker lt 10 minutes,
• Base Station, requires LAN line power source
  only.
• Hosted Service
• No IT involvement,
• Web-based access,
• Custom-configured to client specifications.
• No communication charges
•  Bluetooth  enabled, Base Station Reader,
• wireleess transmission, via Internet
• 0.00 cost.

• Reduction in OM Costs
• Reduce fuel consumption miles
• Reduce road speeds, hard brake events
• Reduce unnecessary idle and stop times
• Monitor and reduce out of route
• Reduce Health and Safety Costs
• Reduce unsafe driving habits,
• Monitor vehicle driving activity,
• Automate incident reporting,
• Reduce accidents and insurance costs.
• Automate IFTA Fuel Tax Reporting
• Reduced cost,
• Minimize the risk of audit assessments, penalties
  and overpayments

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TC/TGT Border Wait Time Measurement Project
Real Time, Web-based Data Access
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BWT Measurement Real Time, Web-based Access
Functionalities Stop Time gt Duty Free, other
location specific Overflow Time gt lag time, held
in parking queue Crossing Time gt flow through,
less duty free, other stop time Next Hour
Forecast gt system calculated Comment Stmts
Drop down Feature Integrated Graphic
Display Link to Live Video feed for validation
Site Log- on https//support.turnpikedirect.com/
(temporary) ID peaceb password peaceb123
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Border Crossing Activity Report Backend Mapping
Utility
Duty Free
Inspection
Roadwork delay
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TC/TGT Border Wait Time Measurement Project
Time Series" Data Products
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Average Border Wait-Time/Delay by Crossing
(2002-04)
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Ambassador Bridge (ON) Average Transit Time by
Month 04
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