STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR MIDWEST DEPLOYMENT OF ITS-CVO: MULTI-STATE COOPERATION

This paper documents the second phase of a two phase research project. The project's first phase identified institutional issues which may act as a barrier to multi-state cooperation in the deployment of ITS-CVO user services through a case study involving Iowa and the six states adjacent to Iowa. Next, the project identified priorities and issues for the deployment of ITS-CVO user services in the seven midwestern states (the second phase). The first phase identified long term issues that present barriers to multi-state cooperation in the deployment of ITS-CVO user services. Long term issues were those that would require a significant policy change to overcome. The predominant issues identified involved state procurement laws and process which were inconsistent or incompatible between states and an unwillingness of states to relinquish to other states any control of motor carrier databases and management of regulatory practices. In the second phase, private and public CVO stakeholders were gathered to discuss the feasibility of deploying ITS-CVO user services and to identify and prioritize short term issues with regards to each user service. The short term issues dealt mainly with operational and organizational issues and with service delivery design. The stakeholders considered three ITS-CVO user services for potential deployment in the region: electronic verification, electronic clearance, CVO administrative processes (procuring and administering credentials, taxes, and fees). Although a number of issues were identified, deployment of all three user services were deemed feasible, and all agreed that multi-state cooperation in the planning, implementing, and operation of the user services is critical to ensure efficient development and operation of ITS-CVO services. However, before states can group together to develop regional plans for ITS-CVO deployment, it was deemed necessary that all states, with the involvement of the motor carrier industry, should develop their own ITS-CVO business plans. Once state level plans have been established, states within a region can work with the motor carrier industry to develop a regional deployment plan.

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• Authors:
  • Hancock, M L
  • Maze, T H
• Conference:
  • Merging the Transportation and Communications Revolutions. Abstracts for ITS America Seventh Annual Meeting and Exposition
  • Location: Washington, D.C.
  • Date: 1997-6-2 to 1997-6-5
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commercial vehicle operations; Cooperation; Delivery service; Deployment; Intelligent transportation systems; Motor carriers; Regional transportation; States; Time duration; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Service delivery; Short term; User services
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00744532
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 12 1998 12:00AM