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A Summary of the Economic Analysis concerning the Application of Intelligent Transportation Systems/Commercial Vehicle Operations (ITS/CVO) to the Mid-Continent Corridor
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1998-08-19
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Abstract:The existing operational procedure of motor carriers and state enforcement agencies have potentially substantial benefits to gain by integrating Intelligent Transportation System technology into their commercial vehicle operations (ITS/CVO). In particular, multi-state integration of these technologies throughout a transportation corridor will lead to more significant benefits than single state applications. This paper summarizes the results of an economic analysis on the application of three principal ITS/CVO technologies to the mid continent corridor: electronic credentialing, electronic screening and electronic border crossings. The mid-continent corridor is defined as Interstate Highway 35 (I-35) from Duluth, Minnesota to Laredo, Texas. The analysis corridor includes the international border crossing at Laredo. Current baseline data for weigh station, permitting, credentialing, and international border crossing activities were collected for the corridor states. Additional data were collected on accidents and overweight citations in the vicinity of weigh stations for the Iowa segment of the corridor. A methodology was developed to identify and estimate the potential benefits and costs relating to the implementation of electronic credentialing, electronic screening and electronic border crossing technologies in the corridor states. Benefits and costs were estimated on a corridor wide basis for a ten year analysis period. Total benefits of electronic credentialing ranged from $25 to $50 million and total costs were estimated at $19 to $38 million. Benefits from the implementation of electronic screening were estimated at $49 to $59 million, while costs were estimated at $7 to $23 million. Benefits at the international border were significantly higher at $721 to $1,373 million while costs were estimated at $1.9 to $8.5 million. The analysis indicates that the corridor states and the motor carriers that operate in them may benefit from the implementation of the ITS/CVO technologies.
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