Technology Assessment to Measure Border Delay and Crossing Times at U.S.-Mexico Border

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is undertaking a Freight Performance Measurement (FPM) initiative aimed at measuring travel times in freight-significant corridors, including border waiting times at major U.S. land border crossings. The objective of this paper is to examine technologies that can be used to support automated measurement of border delay and crossing time at U.S./Mexico commercial crossings. Following a brief description of the commercial border crossing process, the concept of border crossing delay and border time index is discussed. The research analyzes six technologies that could be used to measure truck border crossing time and delay. The analysis includes a definition of the technology and the advantages and disadvantages that each technology presents for measuring truck border crossing time. The paper concludes with recommendation of two technologies that are candidates to be used at commercial border crossings and proposes further research to define a border crossing time and delay information system.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Villa, Juan Carlos
  • Solari-Terra, Manuel
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 87th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2008-1-13 to 2008-1-17
• Date: 2008

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: DVD
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 14p
• Monograph Title: TRB 87th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers DVD

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic license plate readers; Automatic vehicle identification; Automatic vehicle location; Freight traffic; International borders; Loop detectors; Mobile telephones; Performance measurement; Speed and delay studies; Traffic delays; Travel time
• Geographic Terms: Mexico
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Highways; Security and Emergencies; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01095711
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 08-2588
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 30 2008 7:30AM