The Freight Technology Story: Intelligent Freight Technologies and Their Benefits

The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT's) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Joint Program Office (JPO) work collaboratively with private industry to identify technologies that improve efficiency and productivity, increase global connectivity, and enhance freight system performance. FHWA and JPO also support their testing and evaluation in the field. Independent evaluation of technology performance, costs, and benefits is a key part of DOT's efforts. This report shares information about the state of the art and the adoption of intelligent freight technologies by industries and their customers. Specifically, the report discusses the innovation and implementation processes for intelligent freight technologies, triggers for and barriers to deployment, the types of intelligent freight technologies and their benefits, and field operational test results. Today, intelligent freight technologies are used to improve freight system efficiency and productivity, increase global connectivity, and enhance freight system security against common threats and terrorism. These technologies are currently deployed in several areas: 1) asset tracking, 2) on-board status monitoring, 3) gateway facilitation, 4) freight status information, and 5) network status information.

• Record URL:
  http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/intermodal/freight_tech_story/index.htm
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67810
• Corporate Authors:

  The North River Consulting Group

  P.O. Box 67
  Northmarshfield, MA  United States  02059-0067

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Freight Management and Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Wolfe, Michael
  • Troup, Kenneth
• Publication Date: 2005-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; References;
• Pagination: 66p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Connectivity; Costs; Deployment; Economic efficiency; Field tests; Freight transportation; Productivity; Security; State of the art; Technological innovations; Terrorism; Threats
• Uncontrolled Terms: Asset tracking; Gateway facilitation; Intelligent freight technologies; On-board monitoring; System performance
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Security and Emergencies; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01002900
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-HOP-05-030
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 12 2005 3:20PM