Vehicle Immobilization Technologies: Identification of Best Practices

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory in partnership with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and the Tennessee Department of Safety conducted an assessment and demonstration testing of Vehicle Immobilization Technologies (VITs) for application to commercial vehicle hazmat transport in support of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s goal of continued improvement of safety, security, and efficiency. The primary objective of this project was to develop “Best Practices” associated with the use of VITs in support of hazmat transportation, and commercial vehicle safety and security. A secondary objective was to develop a Concept of Operations for law enforcement based on project experiences. Conclusions from this study suggest that VITs are currently being used by early adopters in the trucking industry for the security of high-value goods and for the protection of drivers against theft and hijacking. Driver Authentication Technologies were perceived as being the first and most important line of defense to improve security. In terms of best practices, several items were clearly shown to be key elements of an effective system to improve security, including prioritization of security related messages from wireless communications systems, company protocols involving law enforcement in a vehicle shutdown and smart vehicle immobilization technology that can act in accordance with surrounding conditions.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Franzese, Oscar
  • DeLorenzo, Joseph
  • Knee, Helmut E
  • Urbanik II, Thomas
• 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: 16p
• Monograph Title: TRB 87th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers DVD

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Best practices; Commercial vehicle operations; Commercial vehicles; Technological innovations; Traffic safety; Truck driving; Truck tractors; Trucking; Trucking safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Immobilization
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01095580
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 08-1544
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 28 2008 9:33AM