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Chapter 8 provided a description of resources available to help states.
Please refer to Chapter 8 for:

-   A description of the CVISN Guide series

-   A description of the ITS/CVO Training Materials

-   A description of the CVISN Tool Kit contents

-   A listing of World Wide Web (WWW) Sites related to ITS/CVO.

    Points of contact and references included below are grouped into
    these categories:

-   Points of Contact

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-   ITS

-   ITS/CVO

-   CVISN Program

-   CVISN Architecture and Standards

-   CVISN Deployment.

###  Points of Contact

Many people are participating in the CVISN Program and can provide help
and guide you to additional resources. Often your state FHWA Division
Office is the best place to start. Several other key points of contact
are listed in Table 10-1 to help you get started.

Table 10-1 Key Points of Contact

Table 10-1 Key Points of Contact (Con't)

### References

### CVO

1.  Rand McNally, *Rand McNally Motor Carrier\'s Road Atlas,* published
    annually, available at most truck stops.

2.  Gerhardt Muller, *Intermodal Freight Transportation,* Eno
    Transportation Foundation, Intermodal Association of North America
    (IANA), available from ITS America, the Eno Foundation
    (703-729-7200) or IANA (301-982-3400).

3.  Douglas M. Lambert, James R. Stock, and Lisa M. Ellram,
    *Fundamentals of Logistics Management*, Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 1998.

### ITS

4\. Surface Transportation Policy Project, ISTEA Reauthorization and
Related Information,
[http://www.istea.org/docs/istea.htm#what.](http://www.istea.org/docs/istea.htm#what)

5.  [US DOT, TEA-21 - Moving Americans into the
    21](http://www.istea.org/docs/istea.htm#what)^st^ Century,
    <http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tea21/index.htm>.

6.  ITS America, *National ITS Program Plan*, first edition March 1995,
    ITS America 400 Virginia Avenue, S.W., Suite 800, Washington, D.C.
    20024.

7.  *Implementation of the National ITS Program*: 1996 Report to
    Congress.

8.  US DOT FHWA ITS Joint Program Office, *National Intelligent
    Transportation Infrastructure Initiative*, FHWA-JPO-98-006,
    September 19, 1997.

9.  US Department of Transportation, *Intelligent Transportation Systems
    Real World Benefits*,\
    FHWA-JPO-98-018, January 1998.

10. US Department of Transportation*, The Future of Transportation
    Starts Here: Intelligent Transportation Systems*, FHWA-JPO-98-020,
    HVH-1/2-98(7.5M)QE, January, 1998.

11. US Department of Transportation*, The Future of Transportation
    Starts Here: Intelligent Transportation Systems*, FHWA-JPO-98-021,
    HVH-1/2-98(7.5M)QE, January, 1998.

12. US Department of Transportation*, The Future of Transportation
    Starts Here: Intelligent Transportation Systems*, FHWA-JPO-98-023,
    HVH-1/2-98(7.5M)QE, January, 1998.

### ITS/CVO

13. Cambridge Systematics, Inc., *Systems Planning for Automated
    Commercial Vehicle Licensing and Permitting Systems*, October 5,
    1993.

14. American Trucking Associations Foundation, *Assessment of
    Intelligent Transportation Systems/Commercial Vehicle Operations
    Users Services: ITS/CVO Qualitative Benefit/Cost Analysis*, June
    1996.

15. Rubel, Thom, *State Fiscal Implications of Intelligent
    Transportation Systems for Commercial Vehicle Operations
    Deployment*, National Governor's Association Center for Best
    Practices, 1998.

16. US Department of Transportation*, Intelligent Transportation Systems
    for Commercial Vehicle Operations*, FHWA-JPO-97-013.

17. Office of Motor Carriers, Federal Highway Administration, United
    States Department of Transportation, Publication No. FHWA-MC-97-008,
    *Strategic Plan, Fiscal Year 1997*, published by OMC on the World
    Wide Web at <http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/omc/strategi.html>.

18. Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest, *Commercial Vehicle Operations*,
    Volume 19, Number 4 (1998), pages 415-420.

19. Cambridge Systematics, Inc., *ITS/CVO Funding Strategies for
    States*, March 1998, available on the WWW at
    <http://www.avalon-ais.com/itscvo/>.

20. Washington State Patrol, Washington State Department of Licensing,
    Washington State Department of Transportation, *Information
    Technology Feasibility Study for Commercial Vehicle Information
    Systems and Networks (CVISN) Pilot Project*, January 8, 1998.

21. Department of California Highway Patrol, *Feasibility Study Report
    (FSR) on California\'s Pilot Program for the Commercial Vehicle
    Information Systems and Networks (CVISN), File Number*
    1.12232.A9181.062.971708, November 7, 1997.

22. Cambridge Systematics, Inc., *Intelligent Transportation Systems for
    Motor Carriers: Win, Place, and Show*, 1996, available from the
    American Trucking Associations (1-800-282-5463).

23. American Trucking Associations Management Systems Council, *Motor
    Carrier MIS Directory*, September 1996.

### CVISN Program

24. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, POR-96-6997
    V1.0, *Commercial Vehicle Information Systems And Networks (CVISN)
    Glossary*, dated September 1998, published by JHU/APL on the World
    Wide Web at <http://www.jhuapl.edu/cvo>.

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25. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, POR-95-6982
    V1.0, *Introduction to Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and
    Networks (CVISN),* March 14 1997, published by JHU/APL on the World
    Wide Web at <http://www.jhuapl.edu/cvo/>.

### CVISN Architecture and Standards

26. *CVISN Operational and Architectural Compatibility Handbook (COACH)*
    , published by JHU/APL on the World Wide Web at
    <http://www.jhuapl.edu/cvo/>.

27. ANSI ASC X12 Committee, *Electronic Data Interchange X12 Standards*,
    Draft Version 4, Release 2 (Release 4020), December 1998.

28. *EDI Standards & Implementation Guides*\
    (Transaction Sets 284, 285, 286) , published by JHU/APL on the World
    Wide Web at <http://www.jhuapl.edu/cvo/>.

29. *Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) Standards* \[Note: These
    DSRC standards are still in the approval cycle.\] For current status
    information, see <http://www.its.dot.gov/standard/standard.htm>.

30. *CVISN System Design Description*, POR-97-6998 V1.0, April 1999,
    published by JHU/APL on the World Wide Web at
    <http://www.jhuapl.edu/cvo/>.

31. *Interoperability Testing Strategy*, POR-98-7076 D.1, January 1998,
    published by JHU/APL on the World Wide Web at
    <http://www.jhuapl.edu/cvo/> \[Note: This document to be updated by
    June 1999\].

32. *Interoperability Test Suite Package*, published by JHU/APL on the
    World Wide Web at <http://www.jhuapl.edu/cvo/>..

### CVISN Deployment

33. "*Draft Guidelines for Participation in the Commercial Vehicle
    Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Deployment Program*," US
    DOT/FHWA, October 1998.

34. A draft version of the *Conformance Assurance Process Description*
    is found on the World Wide Web at the TEA-21 Architecture &
    Standards Conformity page,
    <http://www.its.dot.gov/aconform/aconform.htm>\
    by choosing National Architecture & Standards Resource Guide, and
    then selecting ITS and Commercial Vehicle Operations. The title of
    the draft document is *ITS/CVO Architecture Utilization Policy
    Implementation Tool*.

35. *Commercial Vehicle Intelligent Transportation System Infrastructure
    Deployment Program, Program Information*, March 1999, published by
    the FHWA ITS JPO on the World Wide Web at
    <http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/discretionary/pi_itscv.htm>.