CVO13-Freight Assignment Tracking (Service Package*)

Description

This service package provides for the planning and tracking of three aspects of commercial vehicle shipments. For each shipment, the commercial vehicle, the freight equipment, and the commercial vehicle driver are monitored for consistency with the planned assignment. Any unauthorized changes are determined by the Fleet and Freight Management subsystem and then the appropriate people and subsystems are notified. Data collected by the On-board CV and Freight Safety & Security and the On-board Driver Authentication equipment packages used in other service packages are also used to monitor the three aspects of assignment for this service package. In addition to this service package, Fleet and Freight Managers may also monitor routes and itineraries and this capability is included in Fleet Administration.

Service Package Graphic

Freight Administration and ManagementOn-board Cargo MonitoringFleet AdministrationOn-board Trip MonitoringCommercial Vehicle and Freight SecurityOn-board Driver AuthenticationFleet and Freight ManagementCommercial VehicleIntermodal Freight ShipperBasic Commercial VehicleFleet-Freight ManagerEmergency ManagementCommercial Vehicle DriverAlerting and Advisory SystemsFreight EquipmentIntermodal Freight DepotDriver Identification Cardcommercial vehicle measuresalert responsefreight equipment informationfleet and freight alertsalarmbooking statusfreight transport bookingdriver identity characteristicsidentitiesfleet and freight threat informationbooking statusalerts and advisoriescv driver credential

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Associated Planning Factors and Goals

Planning Factor Goal
C. Increase the security of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users; Improve the security of the transportation system

Associated Objective Categories

Objective Category
Security: Crime
Security: Terrorism, Natural Disasters, and Hazardous Material Incidents

Associated Objectives and Performance Measures

Objective Performance Measure
Enhance tracking and monitoring of sensitive Hazmat shipments Number of Hazmat shipments tracked in real-time
Reduce exposure due to Hazmat & homeland security incidents Homeland security incident response time
Reduce exposure due to Hazmat & homeland security incidents Number of Hazmat incidents
Reduce exposure due to Hazmat & homeland security incidents Number of homeland security incidents
Reduce security risks to motorists and travelers Number of critical sites with security surveillance
Reduce security risks to motorists and travelers Number of security incidents on roadways
Reduce security risks to transportation infrastructure Number of critical sites with hardened security enhancements
Reduce security risks to transportation infrastructure Number of critical sites with security surveillance
Reduce security risks to transportation infrastructure Number of security incidents on transportation infrastructure

 
Since the mapping between objectives and service packages is not always straight-forward and often situation-dependent, these mappings should only be used as a starting point. Users should do their own analysis to identify the best service packages for their region.

Related ITS Applications of ITS Taxonomy

Classification Category ITS Application Area ITS Application(s)
Intelligent Infrastructure Intermodal Freight Asset Tracking
Intelligent Infrastructure Intermodal Freight Freight Tracking

Transaction Set Diagram





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The following discusses how the National ITS Architecture provides the transportation service described by this service package. Each numbered item describes the operation of that portion of the service package identified with the corresponding number on the transaction set diagram.

  1. Periodically or asynchronously, the Alerting and Advisory Agency systems (e.g., Trucking Information Sharing and Analysis Center or ISAC) may send alerts and advisories to the Fleet and Freight Management Subsystem.

  2. Periodically the Basic Commercial Vehicle sends measurements (commercial vehicle measures) to the Commercial Vehicle Subsystem regarding the brake status, the mileage traveled, the location of the vehicle, the state of the driver and ability to drive, and the vehicle identity and its safety status.

Shipments are initiated with the cooperation of several entities and information flows are exchanged to notify all vested agencies of the plan for the goods movement. This process is part of the Typical Freight Operations of CVO02: Freight Administration.

  1. Once a shipment has been initiated (freight transport booking), the plan for shipment (i.e., booking) is sent back to the Intermodal Freight Shipper (booking status) and then monitored throughout is course, from origin to destination. Several steps are involved in this monitoring:

    • Whenever a Commercial Vehicle Driver enters the Commercial Vehicle, his driver identity characteristics are sent to the Commercial Vehicle Subsystem (CVS) and the cv driver credential is read by the CVS from the Driver Identification Card.

    • Similarly, whenever cargo is loaded onto a trailer and/or the trailer/chassis is connected to the commercial vehicle, the identification of the Freight Equipment is sent to the Commercial Vehicle Subsystem (freight equipment information).

    • Periodically and continually during the shipment, the identities of the driver, the freight equipment (and consequently the freight itself), and the vehicle are sent to the Fleet and Freight Management Subsystem from the Basic Commercial Vehicle. This information (booking status) is also forwarded from the Fleet and Freight Management Subsystem to both the Intermodal Freight Shipper and the Intermodal Freight Depot so that all vested agencies are aware of the status of the goods movement.

  2. The tracking of the booking continues throughout the shipment. If no exceptions arise then nothing else occurs and the goods arrive at their destination according to the booking. However, should any unplanned changes occur during the tracking, a series of steps is initiated:

    • Initially, the exception is sent from the Fleet and Freight Management Subsystem to the Fleet and Freight Manager (fleet and freight alerts).

    • The Fleet and Freight Manager analyses the exception and determines if this is acceptable and reasonable and possibly updates the booking. Alternatively, the Fleet and Freight Manager may decide that there is something wrong and that further action must be taken to abort the shipment and prevent further adverse outcomes. In either case, the alert response is sent from the Fleet and Freight Manager back to the Fleet and Freight Management Subsystem.

    • If enough time has passed without a response from the Fleet and Freight Manager, or if the response indicates an unacceptable situation has occurred, the Fleet and Freight Management Subsystem would send an alarm to the Emergency Management Subsystem.

    • A notification of assignment exception is also sent to the Alerting and Advisory Systems as fleet and freight threat information.