1. Talking Freight April 15, 2009

2. General Themes Seen in Reauthorization Proposals/Positions Defining a federal role in freight and goods movement given the regional benefits provided by freight corridors and the importance of interstate commerce Defining a federal role in freight and goods movement given the regional benefits provided by freight corridors and the importance of interstate commerce Linking transportation policy and funding to the environment and energy sectors given transportation’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and concerns about energy security Linking transportation policy and funding to the environment and energy sectors given transportation’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and concerns about energy security Promoting better management of existing assets through efficient use or life- cycle management strategies Promoting better management of existing assets through efficient use or life- cycle management strategies Using multiple funding sources to ensure the long-term sustainability of the programs and Using multiple funding sources to ensure the long-term sustainability of the programs and Incorporating performance and accountability into transportation programs to ensure projects that receive funding result in commensurate public benefits Incorporating performance and accountability into transportation programs to ensure projects that receive funding result in commensurate public benefits

3. Transportation Performance Measurement Several groups have recommended performance-based surface transportation programs Several groups have recommended performance-based surface transportation programs  Previous DOT Administration’s –”Transportation Infrastructure Reform Act” proposal  AASHTO  Policy and Revenue Commission  Finance Commission  GAO

4. Freight Significant Highway Infrastructure Interstate System Interstate System International Land Border Crossings and approaches International Land Border Crossings and approaches Intermodal Connectors Intermodal Connectors  Port Terminals  Rail Terminals  Air Terminals

5. What are Key Freight Performance Indicators? Point-to-point travel times on selected freight- significant highways Point-to-point travel times on selected freight- significant highways Crossing times at international borders Crossing times at international borders Condition of connectors between NHS and intermodal terminals Condition of connectors between NHS and intermodal terminals Empty miles Empty miles Cost of highway freight per hour / mile Cost of highway freight per hour / mile Cargo insurance costs Cargo insurance costs Customer satisfaction Customer satisfaction Hours of delay per… Hours of delay per… http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/freight_analysis/measure_rpt.htm

6. Background and Methodology What? oUses trucks as probes. Why? oProvides a quantifiable basis to engage public and private sector and investigate and explore causes of delay. How? oPartnership with American Transportation Research Institute, data providers, and motor carriers. Where? o25 major US interstates. oLand border crossings. 15 US/Canada crossings. 15 US/Canada crossings.

7. National Corridor Analysis

8. FPM Interstates

10. International Border Crossings

11. US –Canada Land Border Crossings

12. Typical Border Crossing Network U.S. Roadways PRIMARY HIGHWAYS 1) 1)Michigan Route 3 2) 2)Interstate 75 3) 3)Interstate 94 4) 4)Interstate 96 Canadian Roadways PRIMARY HIGHWAYS 1) 1)ON Provincial 401 2) 2)ON Provincial 3) 3)E.C. Row EXPY FEEDER ROADS 4) ON Provincial 403

13. Freight Significant Corridors Freight Significant Corridors Average Operating Speeds (entire Corridor) Average Operating Speeds (entire Corridor) Travel Time Reliability (Buffer Index) Travel Time Reliability (Buffer Index) Borders (US/Canada) Borders (US/Canada) Total Crossing Time Total Crossing Time Crossing Time Reliability (Buffer Index) Crossing Time Reliability (Buffer Index) Current Measures

14. Other Travel Time Measures Measures of average travel time Measures of average travel time  Average travel time in peak period in major metro areas  city-to-city travel time  shipper point-to-point travel time Measures of delay (or added travel time) Measures of delay (or added travel time)  hours of delay per 1000 vehicle-mile  percent of corridor experiencing AM/PM peak delay Reliability Measures Reliability Measures  Incident-based delay  Work-zone based delay  Weather-based delay

15. Current Initiatives – US/Mexico US/DOT FHWA Led US/DOT FHWA Led  Otay Mesa – GPS  El Paso Bridge of the America – RFID State Lead w/ FHWA Support State Lead w/ FHWA Support  Pharr/Reynosa (TX DOT)  Nogales (AZ DOT)  Laredo (contemplated)

17. Intermodal Connector Assessment Tool Simple tool for assessing the condition of freight intermodal connectors at a state or national level Simple tool for assessing the condition of freight intermodal connectors at a state or national level Makes maximum utilization of data that is readily available from National data sets (e.g. HPMS) Makes maximum utilization of data that is readily available from National data sets (e.g. HPMS) Distributed later this summer Distributed later this summer

18. FPM Methods and Applications

19. Data Attributes Number of Vehicles Number of Vehicles Characteristics of vehicles Characteristics of vehicles Average Annual Positions Average Annual Positions Data for 25 Corridors will be available from mid-2006 to present Data for 25 Corridors will be available from mid-2006 to present Border Crossing Data from mid-2006 to present Border Crossing Data from mid-2006 to present

20. Data Processing Walkthrough IDTIMELatitudeLongitudeInterstatePOLXGXB 4/2/2004 04:06:00 -122.18548.1022I5 LLBLPXE 4/2/2004 04:10:00 -123.38442.6044I5 OP11RE 4/7/2004 11:40:00 -122.33348.4175I5 BXLESXB 4/8/2004 20:41:00 -118.46934.2925I5 X1OBLPE -119.25935.2992I5 Data Characteristics Data Characteristics  ID, Time Stamp, Lat, Long, Interstate Identifier

21. Data Processing Walkthrough Multiple Hardware/Software Applications Multiple Hardware/Software Applications  Data management software, tools and techniques.  Data processing software, tools and techniques. National corridor data analysis is conducted using a customized application that uses: National corridor data analysis is conducted using a customized application that uses: –A relational database management system. –Geographic information system software

23. Confidence the Data Can be Applied in the Following Areas: Trend Analysis and Historical Data (e.g. for performance measurement, public information, engaging freight stakeholders) Trend Analysis and Historical Data (e.g. for performance measurement, public information, engaging freight stakeholders) Analysis of the effects of varying operational conditions on the network (e.g. weather, incidents, work zones) Analysis of the effects of varying operational conditions on the network (e.g. weather, incidents, work zones) Before and After Project Analysis Before and After Project Analysis Border Crossing Times Border Crossing Times Data Applications

24. StateInterstateFrom_MileTo_MileAverage_Speed ORi527627948.16291 ORi527927648.78543 ORi527928247.15467 ORi528228546.61799 ORi528227947.57828 ORi528528246.90866 ORi528528845.99098

26. State Example

27. Incident Example: Florida Wildfire

28. North Carolina Work Zone Example

29. Other Applications

30. Border Example

32. Freight Bottleneck Analysis

33. Truck Parking

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