Border Efficiency Research Initiatives

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Border Efficiency Research Initiatives

• American Transportation Research Institute

August 16, 2006
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ATRI

• Research arm of the trucking industry, an
  independent affiliate of the American Trucking
  Associations Federation
• 501(c)(3) charitable research trust
• Governed by 15 member Board
• Research agenda developed by Research Advisory
  Committee (RAC)

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Industry Realities

• Truck Tonnage/VMTs up 70 from 2002 2020
• 82 of Freight Movement Growing
• Average Operating Margin 3.7 (Q1 2006)
• 3.2 Million Class 8 CDL Drivers / Massive
  Shortage
• Border Security Concerns Documented
• Border Delays Real Costly

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Industry Realities

• Fuel Costly 3.00 /gallon
• Idling Emissions Concerns Growing
• New Issue with HOS/Parking Availability at Borders

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Three Border Research Projects

• FHWA Freight Performance Measures Initiative
• CBP Border Efficiency Assessment
• FMCSA Canadian Border Issues

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Freight Performance Measures

• Aka Travel Time in Freight Significant Corridors
• Determination of truck travel time and
  reliability of truck movements on the national
  transportation system using communications
  technology

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Freight Performance Measures
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Freight Performance Measures
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Border Activities

• FPM monitoring at 5 northern border crossings
• Blaine (Pacific Highway) Blaine, WA
• Pembina Pembina, ND
• Ambassador Bridge Detroit, MI
• Peace Bridge Buffalo, NY
• Champlain Champlain, NY
• Development of southern border crossing
  monitoring system
• Non-tractor electronic truck data
• Development of truck parking mapping
• Eight Case Studies including WA TX

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CBP Border Efficiency Assessment Task 1

• Literature Review and Synthesis
• Annotated Bibliography
• Comp. Literature Review
• Synthesis Analysis

Task 1 Lit Review and Synthesis
Task 1 Lit Review and Synthesis
Task 1 Lit Review and Synthesis
Task 1 Lit Review and Synthesis
Task 1 Lit Review and Synthesis
Task 1 Lit Review and Synthesis
OBJECTIVE Understand Trends and Control for
Effects
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CBP Border Efficiency Assessment Task 2

• Industry Review Committee
• Provision of real-time cost data
• Representative TL, LTL, Spec. / Commodities /
  Staff Resp.
• Review, Comment Calibration

Task 1 Lit Review and Synthesis
Task 1 Lit Review and Synthesis
Task 1 Lit Review and Synthesis
Task 1 Lit Review and Synthesis
Task 2 Industry Review Committee
OBJECTIVE Industry Data Development Consensus
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CBP Border Efficiency Assessment Task 3

• Baseline Indicators and MOE Mapping
• Targeted Industry Survey
• Identify Quantify Indices
• Truck E-Manifest Mapping to Indices

Task 1 Lit Review and Synthesis
Task 1 Lit Review and Synthesis
Task 1 Lit Review and Synthesis
Task 3 Baseline Indicators and MOE Mapping
OBJECTIVE Document Quantify TE-M Impacts on
Industry Indices
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CBP Border Efficiency Assessment Task 4

• Truck E-Manifest Conops and Costs
• Document Analyze Industry Tech/Apps/Trends
• Map ACE/TE-M to Processes Systems
• Recommend Long-Term Opportunities

Task 1 Lit Review and Synthesis
Task 1 Lit Review and Synthesis
Task 4 Truck E-Manifest Conops and Opps
OBJECTIVE Long-Term Utility Applicability
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CBP Border Efficiency Assessment Task 5

• Field Testing of MOEs and C-Bs
• Identify Appropriate/Rep Carriers
• Develop Baseline/ACE Indicators
• Collect/Document Field Data

Task 1 Lit Review and Synthesis
Task 5 Field Validation
OBJECTIVE Field Validation of Task 3 Findings
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CBP Border Efficiency Assessment Task 6

• Economic/Capacity Issues and Truck E-Manifest
• Incorporation of Industry Trends
• Documentation of Non-ACE Capacity Issues
• Management of ACE vs. Non-ACE Issues

Task 6 Economic/Capacity Issues and Truck
E-Manifest
OBJECTIVE Macro-Analysis of Border Capacity,
Trends Recommendations
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Preliminary Findings

• Border crossing conops are extremely complex!
• Northern border operations differ substantially
  from southern border essentially different
  performance measures/inputs.
• POE/Crossing requirements differ by same border
  location.
• ACE likely improves backroom efficiencies
  additional SCM opportunities not yet realized.
  ACE efficiency value may be marginalized by
  infrastructure/labor delays, while security
  benefits are likely.
• ACE connectivity options may favor larger carriers

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FMCSA Canadian Issues Study

• Beyond Security
• Carrier safety compliance and enforcement
  continues
• U.S. / Canadian Programs differ
• Industry awareness lacking
• Consolidation/harmonization opportunities exist

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FMCSA Canadian Issues Study Research Team

• FMCSA
• SAIC
• ATRI
• CVSA
• North American Driver Safety Foundation

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Project Objectives

• Ensure motor carriers with cross-border
  operations have access to information on the
  operating requirements of both countries.
  including CMV safety regulatory variances.
• Comprehensive report of historical, current and
  future planned FMCSA-Canada activities and
  initiatives.
• 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.
• 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).

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Border Crossing Initiatives
EFM
CCMTA
ACE
FPM
FMCSA
EFM
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Additionally

• MC Efficiency Study (FMCSA)
• Industry Standards Initiatives (Industry/TMC)
• WCO Initiatives
• State Programs Intra-State Regs
• CBP Programs Plans?

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Contact Information

• Dan Murray
• 651-641-6162
• Dmurray_at_trucking.org

www.atri-online.org
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