Cargo Pre-Inspection Pilot

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Cargo Pre-Inspection Pilot

• Leveraging partnerships to facilitate trade

October 22, 2013
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Phase I Blaine Surrey
Goals and objectives

• Validate pre-inspection concept
• Develop joint agency protocols, including
• Radiation detection
• High risk response
• Test procedures and technologies

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Phase I Blaine Surrey
Footprint
Radiation portal monitors
Pre-inspection booth
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Site Configuration
David Davidson, BPRI. Oct. 22, 2013, TBWG -
Montreal
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Methodology

• Timestamp truck as it moves through POE
• T1 Joins queue on highway
• T2 Joins queue within POE footprint
• T3 Arrive depart Booth 4
• T4 Depart ( arrive?) Booth 3
• June 12 baseline, prior to pilot
• July 2/3 Launch 1 week
• July 23/24 Launch 4 weeks

David Davidson, BPRI. Oct. 22, 2013, TBWG -
Montreal
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Experience at Exit Booth 3
Launch 1 week N 94 Launch 4 weeks N 144
roll through 42 59
stop-n-go 29 32
stopped 29 9
David Davidson, BPRI. Oct. 22, 2013, TBWG -
Montreal
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Dwell-times at Booth 4

• 63 sec. for FAST truck in baseline
• 89 sec. Launch 1 week
• 50 sec. Launch 4 weeks
• At launch, ineligible trucks in FAST lane!
• Longer dwell _at_ Booth 4
• Need for stop _at_ Booth 3

David Davidson, BPRI. Oct. 22, 2013, TBWG -
Montreal
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Phase I Blaine Surrey
Results

• Validate pre-inspection concept
• Develop of joint agency protocols, including
• Radiation detection
• High risk response
• Test procedures and technologies

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Phase II Buffalo Fort Erie
Goals and objectives

• Test pre-inspections ability to
• Reduce wait times
• Increase commercial throughput
• Reduce congestion
• Modeling key to measuring pre-inspections
  effectiveness.

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