EVALUATION OF THE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE

INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS (CVISN)

MODEL DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVE

 

Volume I.  Final Report

PDF Version 3.84MB

 

Prepared for

 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

ITS Joint Program Office, HVH-1

400 7th Street, S.W.

Washington, D.C.  20590

 

Prepared by

 

John E. Orban, Vincent J. Brown, and Steven J. Naber

BATTELLE

505 King Avenue

Columbus, Ohio  43201-2693

 

and

 

Daniel Brand and Michael A. Kemp

CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES INC.

John Hancock Tower, T-33

200 Clarendon Street

Boston, Massachusetts  02116-5092

 

Contract No. DTFH61-96-C-00077

Task Order No. 7703

 

March 2002

 

 

 

Disclaimer

 

This report is a work prepared for the United States Government by Battelle.  In no event shall either the United States Government or Battelle have any responsibility or liability for any consequences of any use, misuse, inability to use, or reliance on the information contained herein, nor does either warrant or otherwise represent in any way the accuracy, adequacy, efficacy, or applicability of the contents hereof.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

VOLUME I

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABBREVIATIONS

 

1.0        INTRODUCTION

 

            1.1        Intelligent Transportation Systems

            1.2        CVISN Model Deployment Initiative

            1.3        Overview and Scope of the CVISN MDI Evaluation

            1.4        Organization of This Report

            1.5        References

 

2.0        CVISN SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY

            2.1        Safety Information Exchange Service and Technologies

            2.2        Electronic Screening Services and Technologies

            2.3        Electronic Credentialing Services and Technologies

            2.4        References

 

3.0        CVISN DEPLOYMENT STATUS

            3.1        Safety Information Exchange Deployment Status

            3.2        Electronic Screening Deployment Status

            3.3        Electronic Credentialing Deployment Status

            3.4        References

 

4.0        EVALUATION GOALS AND APPROACH

            4.1        Evaluation Strategy and Priorities

            4.2        Evaluation Study Areas – Objectives and Methods

            4.3        References

 

5.0        CVISN SAFETY BENEFITS

            5.1        Overview of Results

            5.2        Technical Approach

            5.3        Estimation of CVISN Safety Benefits

            5.4        Key Findings From the Connecticut Screening Assessment Study

            5.5        References

 

6.0        CVISN COST ANALYSIS

            6.1        Overview of Findings

            6.2        Study Goals and Measures for CVISN Cost Analysis

            6.3        Cost Data Collection and Analysis Approach

            6.4        Summary of CVISN Deployment and Annual Operating Costs

                        for States

            6.5        Cost Details

            6.6        Projected Costs and Cost Savings Under Various Deployment Scenarios

            6.7        CVISN Costs to Motor Carriers

            6.8        Cost Information Reported in Published Literature

            6.9        Other State Cost Information

            6.10      References

 

7.0        CVISN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

            7.1        Customer Satisfaction Technical Approach

            7.2        Findings

            7.3        References

 

8.0        CVISN BENEFIT/COST ANALYSIS

            8.1        Approach

            8.2        Summary of Results

            8.3        Background and Approach

            8.4        Results

            8.5        Cost Savings From Reduced Pavement Damage:  An Additional

                        Roadside Enforcement Benefit

 

9.0        DISCUSSION

            9.1        Implications of Findings

            9.2        A View of the Future

            9.3        Future Data Requirements

            9.4        References

 

 

List of Tables

 

Table ES-1.       CVISN Level 1 Deployment...................................................................................................... xi

Table ES-2.       State and Motor Carrier Participation in Electronic Screening Programs.......................... xii

Table ES-3.       Summary of CVISN Benefit/Cost Analysis Results...................................................... ...... xxii

Table 1-1.          CVISN Level 1 Deployment.................................................................................................... 1-4

Table 3-1.          CVISN Deployment Status by State (as of January 2002)............................................. ..... 3-2

Table 3-2.          State and Motor Carrier Participation in Electronic Screening Programs........................ . 3-9

Table 3-3.          PrePass Growth 1996 to 2000................................................................................................... 3-9

Table 4-1.          Key Features and Anticipated Benefits of CVISN Roadside Enforcement

                        Deployments.................................................................................................................................. 4-5

Table 4-2.          Key Features and Anticipated Benefits of CVISN Credentials Administration Deployments 4-5

Table 4-3.          General Topics Covered in Surveys and Other Evaluations of

                        Customer Satisfaction............................................................................................... ................... 4-9

Table 5-1.          Estimated Safety Benefits of CVISN Under Selected Deployment Scenarios and

                        Assumptions................................................................................................................................. 5-5

Table 5-2.          Relevant Safety and Safety Enforcement Statistics on Large Trucks............................... 5-9

Table 5-3.          Estimating the Improvements in OOS Rates Resulting from the Use of ISS and Electronic Screening in Roadside Enforcement         5-22

Table 6-1.          States Participating in Cost Analysis of Various CVISN Technologies........................... 6-9

Table 6-2.          General Indicators of CVO Activity in Participating States................................................ 6-10

Table 6-3.          Summary of Commercial Vehicle Operations Costs ($) to State Agencies for

                        Baseline (without CVISN Technologies), CVISN Deployment, and

                        Post-CVISN Stages....................................................................................................................... 6-15

Table 6-4.          Example IRP (Non-VISTA) Labor Adjustment, New and Supplemental,

                        Per Credential Application Processed in Kentucky..................................................... ........... 6-20

Table 6-5.          Total Annual Costs to State at Various Post-CVISN Adoption Levels

                        (IRP, non-VISTA)......................................................................................................................... 6-29

Table 6-6.          Total Annual Costs to States at Various Post-CVISN Adoption Levels

                        (IRP, VISTA)................................................................................................................................. 6-30

Table 6-7.          Elements of Total Deployment Costs for Electronic Screening......................................... 6-31

Table 6-8.          Cost-CVISN Annual Costs for Five Electronic Screening Sites.................................... .... 6-32

Table 6-9.          SIE Start-Up Costs (Extended to 50 Units)........................................................................ ... 6-32

Table 6-10.        SIE Total Annual Costs for Upgrade to Aspen & CVIEW (Extended to

                        50 Units)......................................................................................................................................... 6-33

Table 6-11.        SIE Deployment Statewide, Plus 50 Enforcement Officers.................................................. 6-33

Table 6-12.        Motor Carrier Credentialing Costs and Savings................................................................... 6-35

Table 6-13.        Summary of Cost Estimates (NGA Study).............................................................................. 6-37

Table 6-14.        Summary of Costs and Benefits (ATA Study)...................................................................... 6-39

Table 6-15.        Washington State DOT CVISN Costs.................................................................................... 6-41

Table 7-1.          General Topics Covered in Surveys and Other Evaluations of Customer

                        Satisfaction..................................................................................................................................... 7-1

Table 7-2.          Experience with Credentialing.................................................................................................. 7-8

Table 7-3.          Total In-house Staff Time Expended per Year per Powered Unit (FTE Days................... 7-9

Table 7-4.          Methods Used to File Credentials Paperwork...................................................................... 7-10

Table 7-5.          Satisfaction with Credentialing............................................................................................... 7-11

Table 7-6.          Opinions about Electronic Credentialing.............................................................................. 7-13

Table 7-7.          Firm-specific Estimates of Annual Time Spent Fleet-wide in

                        Roadside Inspections.............................................................................................. ................... 7-15

Table 7-8.          Roadside Inspections per Year per Powered Unit.............................................................. 7-16

Table 7-9.          Satisfaction with Roadside Inspections............................................................................... 7-16

Table 7-10.        Opinions About Electronic Screening.................................................................................. 7-19

Table 8-1a.        Scenario RE 1:  Upgrade to Aspen Only.............................................................................. 8-4

Table 8-1b.        Scenario RE 2:  Electronic Screening with No Change in Compliance Rates.................. 8-4

Table 8-1c.        Scenario RE 3 (RE 3*):  Electronic Screening with a 25 percent (10 percent) Increase in Compliance Rates  8-4

Table 8-1d.        Scenario EC 1:  EC in States without VISTA........................................................................ 8-4

Table 8-1e.        Scenario EC 2:  EC in States with VISTA.............................................................................. 8-4

Table 8-2.          Classifications of Benefits and Their Incidence.................................................................. 8-11

Table 8-3.          Classification of Costs and Their Incidence........................................................................ 8-13

Table 8-4.          Benefit/Cost Comparison for Roadside Enforcement (Present Value in $1999).

                        Scenario RE 1............................................................................................................................... 8-15

Table 8-5.          Benefit/Cost Comparison for Roadside Enforcement (Present Value in $1999).

                        Scenario RE 2............................................................................................................................... 8-15

Table 8-6.          Benefit/Cost Comparison for Roadside Enforcement (Present Value in $1999).  Scenario RE 3         8-16

Table 8-7.          Benefit/Cost Comparison for Roadside Enforcement (Present Value in $1999).  Scenario RE 3*        8-16

Table 8-8.          Benefit/Cost Comparison for Electronic Credentialing without VISTA

                        (Present Value in $1999).  Scenario EC 1.................................................................................. 8-19

Table 8-9.          Benefit/Cost Comparison for Electronic Credentialing with VISTA (Present

                        Value in $1999).  Scenario EC 2.................................................................................................. 8-19

 

 

 

List of Figures

 

Figure ES-1.      Overview of CVISN Functions................................................................................................. ix

Figure ES-2.      Estimated Number of Truck-Related Crashes Avoided Under Various CVISN

                        Deployment Scenarios and Assumptions................................................................................. xviii

Figure ES-3.      Costs of Electronic Credentialing With and Without CVISN............................................. xxiii

Figure 1-1.         Prototype, Pilot, and Mainstreaming States.......................................................................... 1-5

Figure 2-1.         Safety Information Exchange Relationships.......................................................................... 2-3

Figure 2-2.         Roadside Systems Technology to Support Electronic Screening and

                        Inspections..................................................................................................................................... 2-7

Figure 2-3.         Generic State Design Template................................................................................................ 2-10

Figure 3-1.         States Uploading Safety Inspection Results to SAFER – By Percent of State Inspections 3-5

Figure 3-2.         States Performing Past Inspection Queries (PIQs) From the Roadside – By

                        Average Number Performed Per Day During April and May 2000......................................... 3-5

Figure 4-1.         Rating of Evaluation Goals by CVISN Workshop Participants........................................... 4-4

Figure 5-1.         Number of Crashes Avoided versus Inspection Selection Efficiency at Selected Levels of Reduction in Vehicle/Driver Safety Regulation Violation Rates (Showing Approximate Locations of Estimates for Selected Scenarios)................................................................................................................................ 5-7

Figure 5-2.         Schematic of Connecticut’s Union Facility with WIM Sorting........................................... 5-20

Figure 8-1.         Costs of Electronic Credentialing With and Without CVISN............................................... 8-5

 

 

VOLUME II

 

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APPENDIX A.1  OREGON COMPLIANCE RATE AND INSPECTION SELECTION STUDIES................ A.1-1

APPENDIX A.2  CONNECTICUT SCREENING ASSESSMENT STUDY RESULTS.................................... A.2-1

APPENDIX A.3  KENTUCKY SCREENING ASSESSMENT STUDY RESULTS........................................... A.3-1

 

APPENDIX B.1  STATUS OF CVISN DEPLOYMENT...................................................................................... B.1-1

APPENDIX B.2  COST STUDY INTERVIEW GUIDES...................................................................................... B.2-1

APPENDIX B.3  COST BACKGROUND AND DETAILS.................................................................................. B.3-1

 

APPENDIX C.1  MOTOR CARRIER SURVEY METHODOLOGY.................................................................... C.1-1

APPENDIX C.2  MOTOR CARRIER SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE................................................................... C.2-1

APPENDIX C.3  MOTOR CARRIER SURVEY DETAILED DATA................................................................... C.3-1

APPENDIX C.4  MOTOR CARRIER OPEN-ENDED RESPONSES.................................................................... C.4-1

APPENDIX C.5  DRIVER SURVEY METHODOLOGY......................................................................................... C.5-1

APPENDIX C.6  DRIVER SURVEY INSTRUMENT.............................................................................................. C.6-1

 

APPENDIX D.1  LITERATURE SEARCH ON VALUATION OF CVISN BENEFIT

                          MEASURES...................................................................................................................................... D.1-1

APPENDIX D.2  BENEFIT/COST ANALYSIS ANNUAL TABLES................................................................... D.2-1

APPENDIX D.3  DATA SOURCES AND PROCEDURES FOR ESTIMATING ANNUAL

                          CVISN BENEFITS AND COSTS..................................................................................................... D.3-1

 

 

 

 

 

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Acknowledgments

 

 

            The authors gratefully acknowledge the cooperation and support of Mr. Jeff Secrist and Mr.  Doug McKelvey of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Dr. Joseph Peters of the Federal Highway Administration’s ITS Joint Program Office.  We are especially grateful to Mr. Mike Freitas of the ITS Joint Program Office, who provided guidance, encouragement, and substantial technical insight during the planning phase of this evaluation project.

 

            The authors also acknowledge the support of transportation professionals from CVISN prototype and pilot states who provided valuable input to this evaluation.  We are indebted to the individuals who supported the evaluation data collection activities, especially Lt. Rudolph Supina, Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles; Commissioner Ed Logsdon, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet; and Mr. Gregg Dal Ponte, Oregon Department of Transportation.  We also recognize Mr. Norm Schneider of the New York Department of Transportation for his leadership on the SAFER Data Mailbox project and Mr. Kim Richeson and his colleagues at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory for their excellent CVISN reference materials and technical documents.

 

            Among the major contributors deserving special recognition are Dr. John Kinateder (formerly of Battelle), who developed the statistical models and designed the studies to collect data used in the safety benefits analysis, and Dr. Edward Fekpe (of Battelle), who developed the cost information from contacts made with state transportation agencies and motor carriers.  Other major contributors to this report included:

 

·         Battelle:  Darlene Wells, Jennifer Holdcraft, Art Greenberg, Nancy Coburn, Chris Cluett, Louise Glezen, and Bennett Pierce

 

·         Cambridge Systematics:  Mike Williamson and Doug Sallman

 

·         Castle Rock Consultants:  Ram Kandarpa

 

·         Charles River Associates Inc.:  Tom Parody

 

·         CJI Research:  Hugh Clark

 

·         E-Squared Engineering:  Richard Easley (formerly of Castle Rock Consultants)

 

·         Oregon State University:  Paul Montagne