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HAZMAT safety and security technologies can reduce the potential for terrorist consequences by approximately 36 percent.

FINDINGS The tested technologies showed the capability to significantly reduce the vulnerability of hazardous materials transportation, with the greatest reductions for the attack profile: theft.…
Content type
Benefit
Date Posted
02/06/2006
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Freight Administration (CVO02), Fleet and Freight Security (CVO15), Core Authorization (SU02), CV Driver Security Authentication (CVO14), Carrier Operations and Fleet Management (CVO01), En-Route Guidance (TI03), Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16), HAZMAT Management (CVO12)
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Nationwide, United States

HAZMAT safety and security technologies can have tremendous societal cost savings well beyond the break even point for benefits and costs.

FINDINGSTechnology performance overall for the technologies was good, with most technologies performing well under operational conditions with the exception of fingerprint recognition and electronic…
Content type
Benefit
Date Posted
02/06/2006
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Freight Administration (CVO02), Fleet and Freight Security (CVO15), Core Authorization (SU02), CV Driver Security Authentication (CVO14), Carrier Operations and Fleet Management (CVO01), En-Route Guidance (TI03), Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16), HAZMAT Management (CVO12)
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Nationwide, United States

A series of interviews with commercial vehicle operators across the U.S. indicated that truck and motorcoach drivers are in strong agreement in favor of some ITS applications, but have mixed opinions about other applications.

Content type
Benefit
Date Posted
01/01/2000
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Freight Administration (CVO02), CV Administrative Processes (CVO04), Intelligent Access Program (CVO17), Intelligent Access Program - Weight Monitoring (CVO18), Commercial Vehicle Parking (CVO05), Border Management Systems (TM23), Electronic Clearance (CVO03), Smart Roadside and Virtual WIM (CVO08), HAZMAT Management (CVO12)
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Nationwide, United States

Commercially available, off-the-shelf technology that enhances the safety and security of hazmat transportation operations ranges in cost from $250 to $3,500 per vehicle.

The HAZMAT Safety & Security Field Operational Test was conducted to assess commercially available, off-the-shelf technology that could be readily deployed in the near term to enhance the safety…
Content type
System Cost
Made Public Date
05/31/2006
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Freight Administration (CVO02), Fleet and Freight Security (CVO15), Core Authorization (SU02), CV Driver Security Authentication (CVO14), Carrier Operations and Fleet Management (CVO01), Eco-Approach and Departure at Signalized Intersections (ST08), HAZMAT Management (CVO12)
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California, United States   |   Illinois, United States   |   New York, United States
ITS Deployment Evaluation

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