National Coalition on Truck Parking Technology and Data Research - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Office of Freight Management & Operations 1200 New Jersey Avenue S.E. Washington, D.C. 20590 www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight

National Coalition on Truck Parking

Technology and Data Research Needs August 6, 2018

Agenda

• Welcome and Overview
• Stakeholder Needs
• Florida DOT Presentation
• Colorado DOT Presentation
• Q&A
• FMCSA Update
• Adjourn

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Critical Truck Parking I ssues in the Trucking I ndustry

Daniel Murray American Transportation Research I nstitute

ATRI

Trucking industry’s NFP research

• rganization

 Safety  Mobility  Economic Analysis  Technology  Environment

www.TruckingResearch.org

Board of Directors

Research Advisory Committee

2017 Top I ndustry I ssues

1.

Driver Shortage (7)

2.

ELD Mandate (1)

3.

Hours-of-Service (2)

4.

Truck Parking (4)

5.

Driver Retention (8)

6.

CSA (6)

7.

Cumulative Economic I mpact of Regulations (3)

8.

Driver Distraction (10)

9.

Transportation I nfrastructure / Congestion/ Funding (9)

• 10. Driver Health and Wellness (12)

Top I ssues Drivers vs. Carriers

Commercial Drivers

1.

ELD Mandate

2.

Truck Parking

3.

Hours-of-Service

4.

Cumulative Economic I mpact

• f Trucking Regulations

5.

Driver Distraction

6.

CSA

7.

Driver Health/ Wellness

8.

Driver Retention

9.

Transportation I nfrastructure / Congestion/ Funding

• 10. Autonomous Vehicles

Motor Carrier Execs

1.

Driver Shortage

2.

ELD Mandate

3.

Driver Retention

4.

CSA

5.

HOS

6.

Cumulative Economic I mpact

• f Trucking Regulations

7.

Transportation I nfrastructure / Congestion/ Funding

8.

Driver Distraction

9.

Truck Parking

• 10. Tort Reform

Average Remaining Drive Time

Average = 56 minutes/ day Opportunity Cost = $4,600 annually ELDs: nearly 2x as likely to spend 30+ minutes looking for parking

For-Hire Truckload Loads

0.1% 3.0% 6.0% 5.3% 0.8% 2.1% 6.4% 6.8%

0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8%

2016 2017 Q4 2017 YOY Jan-May 2018 YOY

Total TL Dry Van

Source: ATA’s Trucking Activity Report

Source: ATA’s Tru

rucking g Act ivit y Repo port rt & DAT.com

Rates and Rate Proxies: Contract vs Spot

Year-over-Year Percent Change

Includes Dry Van, Flatbed, Temp Controlled, and Tank Truck Contract = For-Hire Truckload Average Revenue per Mile x FSC

Gender and Long-Term Parking Locations

Unauthorized Parking

Rural Suburban Urban Authorized Parking Space 83.51% 78.71% 73.54% Unauthorized Parking Space 16.49% 21.29% 26.46%

Frequency of Unauthorized/ Undesignated Parking

Why Drivers Park in Unauthorized Locations

Reason Percent

Out of available Hours of Service 57.4% No parking facilities nearby 51.5% No available parking (including paid reserved spaces) at nearby facilities 44.1% No free parking at nearby facilities 32.4% Waiting to make a scheduled delivery 17.6% Other 4.4%

Less than 15 Minutes 16 - 30 Minutes More than 30 Minutes ELD 70.7% 18.7% 10.6% No ELD 77.4% 17.0% 5.7%

ELD Impacts

Questions?

Dan Murray dmurray@trucking.org www.TruckingResearch.org

T R A N S P O R T A T I O N . O R G

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Susan Howard

Freight Program Manager American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

TRUCK PARKING: STATE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITES

NATIONAL COALTION ON TRUCK PARKING WEBINAR AUGUST 6, 2018

T R A N S P O R T A T I O N . O R G

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About AASHTO

• Non-partisan, non-profit association

representing state departments of transportation

• Represent all major modes of transportation

with a primary goal of fostering the development, operation, and maintenance of an integrated national transportation system

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AASHTO Special Committee on Freight

• Develops policies related to the safe and

reliable movement of goods

• Operates as a forum to exchange ideas on

freight transportation issues of national concern

• Promotes the full consideration of multimodal

concerns in policy deliberations

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State Role in Truck Parking

• Interested in how states are incorporating

truck parking into their decision making

• Recognize that truck parking needs differ by

state (presence of ports, distribution centers, etc.), type of driver, and even time of day

• Potential linkages between state freight plans

and addressing truck parking needs

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Multi-State Efforts

• Mid-America Truck Parking Information

Management System

• 8-state initiative to develop a real-time

parking availability system

• Goes live in January 2019
• $25 million TIGER grant

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Compiling Truck Parking Activities

• Need for national accounting of truck parking

plans and activities

• Assist FHWA Office of Freight Management

and Logistics, feed into next Jason’s Law report

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Susan Howard Program Manager for Freight AASHTO 202.624.3698 showard@aashto.org

National Coalition on Truck Parking Web Conference

August 6, 2018

Rickey Fitzgerald

Manager, Freight & Multimodal Operations Florida Department of Transportation

Florida’s Challenges

• Uniqueness of Florida’s geography
• Urban vs Rural
• Empty backhaul traffic - Florida is a

consumer state

• Impact to multiple stakeholders –

State, Districts, MPO, County

• No sole dedicated funding source

Truck Parking – Progress to date

• Identified as a need in freight and

motor carrier system plan

• Several efforts underway
• Developed white paper to identify

best short-term strategies:

• Updating rest area design

formula/Florida Administrative Code language

• Promoting weigh station parking
• Garnering support from local

governments

• Identifying excess ROW land for

future use

Strategic Approach

MAXIMIZING EFFICIENCY: TRUCK PARKING AVAILABILITY SYSTEM (TPAS) CAPACITY FINDING: Short-Term Long-Term

MAXIMIZING EFFICIENCY

Truck Parking Availability System (TPAS)

• We are here
• Locations in D5 1st to open

in July 2018

• Locations in D3/D7 to open

in Fall 2018

Criteria used for roadside signs

• Two to three miles upstream of the parking facility

preferably prior to an upstream exit ramp for better decision-making

• Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)

compliant

• Near existing ITS communication and power source
• Near an existing CCTV for message verification

Information Dissemination - 511

FL511 Website Truck Parking Facility Map View FL511 Mobile App Truck Parking Facilities List View

Information Dissemination - 511

CAPACITY FINDING

Truck Parking Study - Goals

• Identify and support the corridors of

greatest need for statewide significant.

• Provide guidance/direction relating to

districts needs assessment and implementation.

• Provide funding to implement the

consensus based solutions to enable implementation.

• Provide guidance / explore policy

direction on topics such as: re- designing rest areas in urbanized areas, re-purposing underutilized park-and-ride lots for permanent or even temporary use, and P3 opportunities.

Short-Term Solutions: “Low-Hanging Fruit”

• Encourage drivers to use additional parking at weight stations,
• Work with the Maintenance Office to add more truck parks at rest

stops during construction, and

• Capitalize on gray-fields.

Long-Term Solutions: Statewide Study/GPS Data Application

• Truck GPS data computes key metrics per location:

1. Number of parked trucks 2. Illegally parked trucks

• Analysis outcomes drive local, regional and statewide initiatives.
• Derived inferences identifies potential innovative solutions.

Truck GPS Raw Data Streams

Unique Truck Identifier

PK

GPS Waypoint (X-Y Coordinates) Heading Time Stamp Truck Spot Speed (mph) Engine on/off

Statewide Truck Parking Study

Parked Trucks (Count) Truck Parking Locations Hour of day Weekday / Weekend Month of year Illegal Truck Parking Locations

Processing + Aggregation

Analysis

Truck GPS data – Various uses

Truck Parking Study FMTP Update SIS FAA/ FAF Designation Truck Trip Generation

Truck O-D and Route patterns

Hour of Service Study Emergency Management District Needs - Studies Truck Bottleneck Supply Chain Analysis

Next Steps

• Continue implementing short-term

solutions

• Statewide study to address more

complex solutions

• Statewide analysis of truck GPS

data to determine critical capacity shortfalls and recurring unsafe conditions

• Refine prioritization and funding

processes

• Establish guidelines/best practices

for consistency

Rickey Fitzgerald

Manager, Freight & Multimodal Operations Florida Department of Transportation 850.414.4702 rickey.fitzgerald@dot.state.fl.us

Truck Parking in Colorado

National Coalition on Truck Parking August 6, 2018

Universal Challenges:

• Hours-of-S

ervice

• Electronic Logging Devices
• Lack of dedicated infrastructure
• S

taging and detention

• Failing market

Rocky Mountain Challenges:

• Wide open spaces
• S

ki country Institutional Challenges:

• Lack of understanding
• Role of government
• Risk adverse
• Partnerships
• Money

Rolling up our sleeves:

• Truck Parking Assessment
• Truck Parking Information

Management (TPIMS )

• Outreach

Truck Parking... …it’s a problem

21st most populous state

• 5.68 Million people (est. 2018)
• 85%

percent live along the Front Range 8t h largest state in square miles (104,093) Highest Mean elevation of 6,800 feet Maj or Exports

• Agriculture
• Tourism
• Electronics and Aerospace

No maj or national corridors One out of two trucks leaves the state empty

A Snapshot of Colorado

Parking Challenges

Glenwood Canyon

Colorado Department of Transportation

State Highway 71, Morgan County

Jim Robinson

Speer Ave Bridge, Denver

Denver Infill

2007 Truck Parking S tudy

• Approximately 50%
• f needed infrastructure

exists

• Need is expected to grow

2007 – 2015

• Net zero gain in available parking
• More trucks delivering goods in Colorado
• Rapid population growth
• Booming Economy

A Brief History

Lack of understanding Role of government Risk adverse Lack of partnerships Money

Addressing Institutional Challenges

The 9 tasks shown on the right are being included in the Assessment. They incorporate the comparison of supply/ demand to reach needs and solutions, assessment of corridor closure impacts, evaluation of detention/ staging issues and policy items, and methods of sharing data. Documentation will include interim tech memos and a final report

Scope of Work

9 TASKS: 1. Stakeholder Involvement 2. Corridor Truck Parking Inventory 3. Corridor Truck Parking Demand 4. Corridor Closure Truck Parking Demand 5. Detention and Staging Parking 6. Truck Parking Solutions 7. Policy Framework and Implementation Plan 8. Data Management and Dissemination 9. Truck Parking Assessment Document

Truck Parking Assessment Study Corridors

Survey Summary

• Nearly 80 percent of respondents indicated that it is NOT easy to find truck

parking in Colorado compared to other surrounding states

• Respondents found truck parking to be slightly easier to find when seeking

to take required 30-minute breaks

• Most long term (67%) and short term (59%) parking stops occur at private

truck stops or shipper/receiver locations

• More than 80 percent of respondents take ½ hour or more to find

acceptable long term parking

• The I-70 corridor west of Denver was ranked as the most difficult to find

parking

• Free-form responses highlighted:
• Difficult finding space to park when traversing Vail Pass
• Need to keep rest areas open and add more, especially where there are few

private truck stops

• Difficulty parking in cities

Facility Supply and Demand

March 23, 2016 Blizzard

• More than a foot of snow recorded at Denver

International Airport

• About two feet of snow was recorded in

Boulder, CO

• I-70 closed through Thursday, March 24, 2016

early morning

• I-25 closed during the storm and later

reopened

Road Closure

Road Closure

Road Closure

Road Closure

Partnerships with shippers, carriers, law enforcement and comminutes Investment must be financially sustainable for CDOT and ideal an opportunity for economic growth for the community New infrastructure should consider multiple uses Parking management should be considered

Solution Guidelines

One-page, printable, parking guide for each corridor Online truck parking information Parking optimization tool for future investment analysis Parking solutions handbook

Deliverables

Urban Freight Issue

• S

taging and Detention

• Curbside use
• Other non-parking issues

Expansion of analysis and investment tool to new corridor Investment in truck parking facilities

Keeping Momentum

RoadX TPIMS Deployment

• Four parking facilities equipped on East I-70 with

the ability to connect to the MAAS TO network

• Two public/ two private

New information philosophy

• Developing in house data collection resources
• Developing an open-source platform available to

all for commercial or private use

Truck Parking Information Management System

Colorado Freight Advisory Council has identified truck parking as its priority initiative F AC and CDOT will partner in educational outreach to shippers and municipalities Develop test labs to implement innovate ideas and partnerships Research legal barriers to expanded truck parking

Outreach

Dotsero Parking Facility is now open to truck parking 24/ 7 Rest area in southwest Colorado on US 160 is being expended specifically for truck parking Parking facilities in Glenwood S prings now under construction Phase I of the Truck Parking Information Management S ystem has been deployed

Recent Successes

Jason Wallis Freight S enior Authority Manager, S ystems Planning S ection j ason.wallis@ state.co.us 303.757.9425

Q&A

We will take questions via the chat pod and on the phone.

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Accelerating SmartPark Deployment

A Workshop to Hear Comments Tuesday, August 14, 2018 1:00 EDT

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Doug Pape pape@battelle.org

Conclusion

Thank you for your continued commitment to truck parking safety. Contact Information:

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Dan Murray ATRI DMurray@trucking.

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651-641-6162 Jordan Wainer U.S. DOT Volpe Center Jordan.wainer@dot .gov 617-494-3783 Tiffany Julien FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations Tiffany.Julien@dot.g

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202-366-9421 Jeff Purdy FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations Jeffrey.Purdy@dot.g

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202-366-6993