NTL Record

Title Smart Park: Truck Parking Field Operation Test Results
Record ID 43029
Personal Name
Creator
Chachich, Alan; Smith, Scott
Source 18th ITS World Congress, Orlando, FL, October 16-20, 2011
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publisher John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publication Date 20111015
Language English
Abstract As part of its SmartPark program, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) conducted a field operations test of two technologies, video imaging and magnetometry, to assess their suitability for determining the occupancy of truck parking areas. Neither technology met its established performance targets, particularly for vehicle classification. The test also revealed a number of user behaviors (such as dropped trailers) indicating that the successful use of automated detection technology for a truck parking area will require accurate vehicle classification and will be more challenging than that for a car parking area with only one type of vehicle and controlled access.
Rosap ID dot:9488
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9488
TRT Terms Parking; Motor carriers; Intelligent transportation systems; Video imaging detectors; Physiological fatigue; Truck drivers; Commercial drivers; Real time information; Truck stops
Classification NTL - FREIGHT - Trucking Industry
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Proceedings
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/43000/43000/43029/Chachick_Smart_Park.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository