Context for Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Activity in 2020: Forecast of Future Directions in Truck Safety and Security

Future research and technology needs for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) enforcement are discussed within the context of the increasing emphasis on freight operations associated with multimodal, global, and supply chain management. Research is needed to exploit the application of current and future technologies capable of overcoming constraints associated with the continuation of traditional, labor-intensive enforcement methods, methods that significantly limit the spatial and temporal elements of enforcement effectiveness and capacity. CMV enforcement capabilities need to keep pace with technology-based modes of operation under development by the trucking industry. Commercial vehicle operations will become increasingly information-driven, and enforcement must be able to operate fully within such an information-based environment. More effective and more highly automated information screening methods need to be developed to detect anomalies in driver, vehicle, route, and load information streaming in from thousands of continuously tracked vehicles. It is likely that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) as well as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Homeland Security Department will have to seek such expertise outside the current transportation community. Methods need to be developed to enable enforcement to preempt incidents having the potential to harm the public seriously or to cause disruption to critical infrastructure. Shorter incident response times are a necessary but not a sufficient condition for deterrence. Inspection methods need to be developed to provide alternatives to a uniformed officer who must physically stop a vehicle to inspect it. Methods also need to be developed to enable a single officer to screen multiple vehicles effectively as they pass in and out of the effective range of a wireless ability to interact with the truck's onboard systems. Finally, enforcement needs to work with the OEM community to develop systems that are self enforcing. In addition, enforcement needs to develop improved methods of collaboration with the industry.

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• Authors:
  • Hughes, Ronald
  • Keppler, Stephen
  • Yeakel, Skip
  • Deedy, Conal
  • Moses, Tom
  • Carden, Charlie
• Conference:
  • Future Truck and Bus Safety Research Opportunities
  • Location: Arlington Virginia, United States
  • Date: 2005-3-23 to 2005-3-24
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 35-47
• Monograph Title: Future Truck and Bus Safety Research Opportunities
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
  • Issue Number: 38
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 1073-1652

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commercial vehicle operations; Commercial vehicles; Data collection; Freight security; Freight transportation; Highway safety; Incident management; Information technology; Inspection; Law enforcement; Motor vehicles; Research; Security; Supply chain management; Technological innovations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Future research; Incident response; Onboard diagnostics
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01023772
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309094224
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 5 2006 9:12AM