Benefits: Commercial Vehicle Operations

169 unique benefits found.

An evaluation study conducted in Taiwan showed that approximately 70 percent of the paperwork required for international air cargo shipments included redundant data entry that could have been handled by automated Electronic Supply Chain Manifest (ESC
Date Posted: 11/13/2008 | Source Date:
Pre-clearance systems that use interagency coordination to deploy interoperable electronic toll collection (ETC) and electronic screening (E-screening) systems improve the efficiency of motor carrier operations by saving time and money. Interoperabl
Date Posted: 11/05/2008 | Source Date:
Manufacturers, carriers, and airports that used a Web-based air cargo security and logistics tracking system felt it was easy to use, and were very satisfied with the system's performance with respect to business functions.
Date Posted: 11/04/2008 | Source Date:
Evaluation data collected from the Freight Information Real-time System (FIRST) for Transport project estimated that savings per drayage trip to an ocean terminal would range from $21.36 to $247.57.
Date Posted: 10/15/2008 | Source Date:
In Portland, Oregon, the Tri-Met transit agency used archived AVL data to reduce variation in run times, improve schedule efficiency, and make effective use of resources.
Date Posted: 10/14/2008 | Source Date:
Approximately 50 percent of Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) managers surveyed indicated that CVISN electronic credentialing systems can save staff time and labor, allowing additional support to be assigned to more critical
Date Posted: 09/26/2008 | Source Date:
Two surveys asked motor carriers what the motivation was for safety technology installation. A clear majority of the respondents indicated that crash reduction (68%) and lower insurance rates (52%) were key benefits.
Date Posted: 05/28/2008 | Source Date:
In Colorado, an automated commercial vehicle pre-screening system installed at three ports of entry check stations saved approximately 8,000 vehicle hours of delay per month.
Date Posted: 04/11/2008 | Source Date:
In Colorado, an automated commercial vehicle pre-screening system installed at three ports of entry check stations saved 48,200 gallons of fuel per month.
Date Posted: 04/11/2008 | Source Date:
In Chicago, a 2004 feasibility study indicated that automated truck-way technologies (automatic truck steering, speed, and platoon spacing control) would be economically feasible by 2015 assuming there was an increase in demand and lower relative cos
Date Posted: 12/05/2006 | Source Date:
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