System for Managing Truck Driver's Work and Rest Schedules

There are international regulations limiting the time a truck driver is allowed to stay behind the wheel and how long he must rest before returning to work. Adhering to this is usually checked with special measuring devices, which record the duration of the vehicle being moving and being parked. Sometimes these devices are checked upon subsequently by regulatory bodies. Failing to adhere to these regulations might result in rather hefty fines to the company. In order to avoid these fines, the drivers are obliged to find a parking spot after the specified time and take a rest. Unfortunately, there are occasions when a parking space cannot be found because all the suitable lots are already occupied to the max. A good solution, hopefully soon the reality, would be the pre-booking of parking spaces, but even then there is a possibility of the driver not making it to his booked parking space due to traffic jams or other unforeseeable circumstances. This is a plan which addresses these problems and finds a way to ensure that the driver does not exceed his working times.

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  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Intelligent Transportation Society of America.
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• Authors:
  • Sassiad, Madis
• Conference:
  • 18th ITS World Congress
  • Location: Orlando Florida, United States
  • Date: 2011-10-16 to 2011-10-20
• Publication Date: 2011

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 3p
• Monograph Title: 18th ITS World Congress, Orlando, 2011. Proceedings

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight transportation; Monitoring; Rest periods; Roadside rest areas; Truck drivers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Parking management
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01449744
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 22 2012 9:14AM