1. Freight Data for System Performance Measurement Jeff Short American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) Talking Freight August 18, 2010

2. Sponsored by Federal Highway Administration (2002- Present) Sponsored by Federal Highway Administration (2002- Present) Customized Processing System & Methods for Producing Freight Performance Measures Customized Processing System & Methods for Producing Freight Performance Measures The dataset used is multi-year/multi-source The dataset used is multi-year/multi-source Billions of unique truck positions received/processed per yr. Billions of unique truck positions received/processed per yr. Several hundred thousand individual trucks in the population Several hundred thousand individual trucks in the population

3. Purpose Identify needed highway improvements. Identify needed highway improvements. Monitor the effectiveness of highway investment. Monitor the effectiveness of highway investment. Measure highway congestion. Measure highway congestion. Measure economic activity. Measure economic activity.

4. Key Measures Average Speed: Spot Speed and Space Mean Speed Reliability Delay at U.S./Canada border crossings Freight Flows

5. System Performance: Interstate

10. System Performance: Urban Corridors

11. 2009 Analysis of Freight Bottlenecks Joint FHWA / ATRI News Release on 100 Locations Major News Coverage in 21 Media Outlets List will grow in 2011: Goal of 250 Locations Increased attention from local gov’t

15. An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking Released December 2008 Findings provide real- world inputs for freight transportation planning programs and models Research documented Marginal Costs – those associated with operating a truck one mile or one hour

16. Operational Costs of Trucking Motor Carrier Marginal Expenses Costs per Mile Costs/ Hour Fuel-Oil Costs $0.634$33.00 Truck/Trailer Lease or Purchase Payments $0.206$10.72 Repair and Maintenance $0.092$4.79 Fuel Taxes $0.062$3.23 Truck Insurance Premiums $0.06$3.12 Tires$0.03$1.56 Licensing- OS/OW Permits $0.024$1.25 Tolls$0.019$0.99 Driver Pay $0.441$16.59 Driver Benefits $0.126$6.56 Driver Bonus Payments $0.036$1.87 Total Marginal Costs $1.73$83.68

17. Bottleneck Delay: Atlanta “Spaghetti Junction”

19. Operational Costs of Trucking Vehicle Based Fuel-Oil Costs Truck/Trailer Costs Repairs and Maintenance Fuel Taxes Truck Insurance Premiums Tires Licensing Tolls Driver Based Driver Pay Driver Benefits Driver Bonus Payments $83.68 Per Hour - $1.61 Per Mile $5.7 million per year

20. System Performance: International Border Crossings

22. System Performance: Freight Flows Measurement of the Highway Transportation System’s Ability to Facilitate and Enhance Economic Activity Measurement of the Highway Transportation System’s Ability to Facilitate and Enhance Economic Activity Intrastate, Interstate, Regional and International Travel is Measured Intrastate, Interstate, Regional and International Travel is Measured

41. Questions? Jeff Short: jshort@trucking.org Crystal Jones: Crystal.Jones@dot.gov