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The Cost for a Single Augmented Reality (AR) Headset To Facilitate Commercial Vehicle Maintenance Training Was Estimated at $3,500.

The freight and logistics industry has accelerated its adoption of immersive technologies such as augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Although still in its…
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09/16/2021

For the industry data sample provided in this analysis, RSC technology is more effective than ESC technology at preventing rollover, jackknife, and tow/stuck crashes, thus providing greater benefit to society and carriers with markedly lower installa

METHODOLOGYCrash RatesTo begin the RSS data analysis, it was first necessary to establish the crash rates for trucks equipped with ESC, RSC and no RSS technology. A separate crash rate was calculated…
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Date Posted
10/03/2013

Commercial trucks without speed limiters had a significantly higher crash rate (approximately 200 percent) compared to trucks equipped with speed limiters.

METHODOLOGY The primary safety analysis was focused on the reduction in truck crashes that could have been avoided or mitigated with an active speed limiter installed on the truck. This was the first…
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Date Posted
09/17/2013

CVISN technologies that improve carrier compliance can increase safety and carrier efficiency; benefit-to-cost ratios approach 7.5 for electronic screening and 2.6 for electronic credentialing.

BENEFIT-TO-COST ANALYSIS Overall, the benefits and costs of statewide CVISN applications were dependent on the system configuration and cost, level of deployment, and the benefits of crash avoidance…
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Date Posted
08/24/2012

Using Inspection Selection Systems (ISS) and out-of-service (OOS) history information provided by safety information exchange programs can lead to significant reductions in crashes injuries and fatalities due to heavy vehicles.

FINDINGSThe CVISN safety analysis examined the potential benefits using a centralized national and statewide safety database to enhance administrative processes associated with information exchange…
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Date Posted
08/24/2012

Be sure to identify and take into account features unique to each state when designing and deploying ITS technology projects across multiple states.

The use of the databases and human interfaces, developed as part of the FOT projects, varied significantly among the participating states. A survey of commercial vehicle inspectors in late 1999 found…
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Date Posted
05/11/2006