# Presentation: 796304

## Border Wait-Time 
Measurement Project

 Project Implementation
Status Report

Presentation to:

		 “Talking Freight” Seminar  Series
		   August 16,  2006  

	 	 Coordination and Policy Advice
	 	 Ontario Region

***Measurement Project***
*** ***_***Project Implementation***_
_***Status Report***_
***Presentation to:***
***	******	****** “******Talking Freight” Seminar  Series***
***	******	******   ******August 16,  2006  ***
***	****** ******	****** ******Coordination and Policy Advice***
***	****** ******	****** ******Ontario Region***

## TC/TGT: Border Wait Time Measurement Project 

_***Project Description***_
*Transport Canada, Ontario Region, has entered into a contract with Turnpike Global Technologies (TGT) Inc., to implement and manage a *_*Real-Time*_*, Border Wait-Time Measurement System for commercial vehicle traffic, based upon custom configured, interval data derived from the trip/tractor logs generated by TGT’s on-board, vehicle tracking and data logging*_*** ***_*technology*.
*In October ’05, the RDG, Ontario, approved funding from the region’s operating budget, to implement the proposed BWT measurement system.*
*The contract was formally awarded  to TGT on January 20, 2006. *
*Total cost of project implementation to the end of ‘05/06 fiscal year is *_*$116.4K*_* (Cdn.).  Contract includes two annual renewal options *_*($50.64K/annum)*_, *commencing April 1, 2006, comprised of recurring data mgmt/system mtnce. fees. *
*All equipment has been acquired, and site installations, probe deployments, etc., have commenced.  The system will be fully operational by 31/03/06.*
_***Project Objective***_
*The objective of this project is to demonstrate a commitment to innovation by “kick-starting” development & exploitation of a new, increasingly abundant and economically viable, E-data resource with tangible benefits for both government and industry alike. *
_***Project Partners***_*** ***
*This is a *_*partnership of mutual interests*_* that includes:*
*the Bridge and Tunnel Operators Association (BTOA), *
*the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA), *
*TGT’s client carriers, who will share access to the border-related elements of their proprietary logs, and *
*those other carriers who would agree to *_“host__*” on-board*_*, (GPS) probe-units. *

## TC/TGT: Border Wait Time Measurement Project

_***Project Method***_
*In 2003-05, TC - Ontario Region, in conjunction with **TGT,developed, and successfully field-test, the capability to *_*estimate Wait-Time at Can/U.S. border crossings*_* using data elements drawn from a carrier’s digital trip/tractor logs.*
*Using custom algorithms and advance geofencing techniques, TGT’s data logging system can be programmed to record vehicle movement, stop times and delays, both *_*within crossing plazas and throughout pre-defined border crossing perimeter zones*_* *
*With Base Station readers located at each crossing, the corresponding Wait-Time/interval**** ****data can then be transmitted, processed and posted to a fully integrated, *_*real-time*_*, web-portal and otherwise stored for subsequent time-series and trend analysis**.*
_***Access to the Proprietary Data Logs***_
*The primary data resource is the border-crossing activity records that TGT’s client carriers compile through conduct of their day-day operations.  *
*To supplement the number of available border crossing observations, Transport Canada, Ontario Region, has purchased eighty-six (86) Route Tracker (RT), GPS tracking devices to be deployed as mobile, probe-units on “host” carriers with a high frequency of crossing activity**. **** ***
*All of TGT’s core-client carriers (10) have agreed to participate in the project. *
*Seven (7) additional carriers have confirmed a willingness to “host” TC probe-units, and discussions are ongoing with another 7-12 carriers.  Each carrier is committed to the initiative on the understanding that:  *
*Shared, 3**rd**-party, data access will be limited to that fragment of the digital, trip/tractor logs that reflects movement activity, wait-times and congestion patterns, etc. 1) within the crossing plazas themselves, and 2) along those extended perimeter, or approach, zones that (empirically) define the network/system configuration of the six (6) major Can/U.S. border crossings in southern Ontario.*

## GPS-based Technology System

_***Border Wait Time Measurement Project***_*** ***

_***GPS-based Technology System***_

**PLUG CONFIGURATIONS**

_**How RouteTracker Works**_

## Client/Carrier Service Content

**          ****Vehicle Activity**
- Detailed ‘electronic trip sheet’ – Automatic
- Breadcrumb mapping
**          ****Productivity Monitoring**
-  Geo-coded customer locations
-  Vehicle Stops; Customer Stops
-  Route verification: delays, demurrage
-  Border Crossings
**         ****Fleet Operations Reporting**
-  Vehicle Speeds, Idle Times;
-  Hard Braking;  Engine Faults
-  Driver performance scorecards
**         ****Payroll Audit**
-  Mileage; Stops/turnaround times
**         ****Automated IFTA Fuel Tax Reporting**

_**Client/Carrier Service Content**_

## Potential Benefits & Cost Savings

**Ease of Installation**
- Route Tracker < 10 minutes,
- Base Station, requires LAN line & power source only.
**Hosted Service **
- No IT involvement,
- Web-based access,
- Custom-configured to client specifications.
**No communication charges **
- « Bluetooth » enabled, Base Station Reader,
- wireleess transmission, via Internet
- $0.00 cost.

**Reduction in O&M Costs**
- Reduce fuel consumption miles
- Reduce road speeds, hard brake events
- Reduce unnecessary idle and stop times
- Monitor and reduce out of route** **
**Reduce Health and Safety Costs**
- Reduce unsafe driving habits,
- Monitor vehicle driving activity,
- Automate incident reporting,
- Reduce accidents and insurance costs.
**Automate IFTA Fuel Tax Reporting**
- Reduced cost,
- Minimize the risk of audit assessments, penalties and overpayments

## “Real Time”, Web-based Data Access

_***Border Wait Time Measurement Project***_

***“******Real Time”, Web-based Data Access***

## Slide 9

## BWT Measurement: “Real Time”, Web-based Access 

_**Functionalities**_
_**Stop Time**_ > Duty Free, other location specific
_**Overflow Time**_ > lag time, held in parking queue
_**Crossing Time**_ > flow through, less duty free, other stop time
_**“**__**Next Hour” Forecast**_ > system calculated
_**“**__**Comment Stmts” Drop down Feature**_
_**Integrated Graphic Display**_
_**Link to Live Video feed**__** **__**for validation**_

- Site Log- on
- _https://support.turnpikedirect.com/_ (temporary) ID: peaceb
- password: peaceb123

## Border Crossing Activity Report: Backend Mapping Utility

**Duty Free**

**Inspection**

**Roadwork delay**

## “Time Series" Data Products

_***Border Wait Time Measurement Project***_

***“******Time Series" Data Products***

## Average Border Wait-Time/Delay by Crossing (2002-04) 

## Ambassador Bridge (ON): Average Transit Time by Month ‘04

**3 new commercial **
**processing lanes**