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Smart Infrared Brake Inspection Systems identify trucks with faulty systems. Of the vehicles flagged as having thermal issues, 86 percent were found to have a violation and 83 percent of those vehicles were placed out-of-service.
Date Posted: 08/24/2012 | Source Date:
Nearly all respondents (98 percent) to a nationwide motor carrier survey reported that CVISN electronic screening improved shipping times and reduced turnaround time delays.
Date Posted: 08/24/2012 | Source Date:
Deploying CVISN at a border crossing led to a 32 percent improvement in inspection efficiency and also saved shippers $228,120 per year.
Date Posted: 08/24/2012 | Source Date:
Tire pressure monitoring and maintenance systems improved motor carrier fuel economy by 1.4 to 1.8 percent.
Date Posted: 08/24/2012 | Source Date:
91 percent of volunteer drivers that tested V2V communications safety features indicated they would like to have these technologies on their personal vehicle.
Date Posted: 08/24/2012 | Source Date:
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.
Date Posted: 08/24/2012 | Source Date:
Deploying transit signal priority systems may reduce transit bus delay in Burlington, Vermont by 14.2 to 16.5 percent on Route 15 and by 2.5 to 7 percent on the Old North Route, without producing delays for non-priority traffic.
Date Posted: 01/30/2012 | Source Date:
In Arizona, an automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) system has an estimated benefit-to-cost ratio of 9.6 due to improved vehicle registration and insurance compliance.
Date Posted: 01/30/2012 | Source Date:
In Washington D.C., allowing transit vehicles priority during a no-notice evacuation resulted in a 26 percent time saving for transit buses without impacting on personal vehicle travel time.
Date Posted: 01/30/2012 | Source Date:
An overheight warning system at a CSX bridge in Maryland decreased the number of tractor-trailer incidents by 75 percent
Date Posted: 01/04/2012 | Source Date:
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