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Virtual Gate Technology Used To Conduct Port Terminal Transactions at Off-Site Truck Staging Areas Can Improve Truck Loading and Waiting Times and Reduce Drayage Area Turn Times by 20 Percent Contributing To Benefit-To-Cost Ratios As High as 14.55.

METHODOLOGY The four solutions chosen for detailed feasibility analyses were: (i) off-site parking and staging, (ii) off-site parking and staging combined with a “virtual gate” where some terminal…
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Date Posted
01/26/2024

The Estimated Annual Cost to Operate a Port in a Major Urban Area with Level 4 Automated Trucks in Queue Ranges from $75.1million to $123.4 million.

As freight imports to the US continue to increase, several US agencies are seeking ways to improve the efficiency of drayage trucking at ports by evaluating the impacts of Intelligent Transportation…
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Made Public Date
01/26/2024

Total Installed Costs for Commercially Available Weigh-in-Motion Systems in Minnesota Range from $36,340 to $46,000 per Lane.

Weigh-in Motion (WIM) systems allow the measurement of vehicle weight and axle loads as vehicles drive over sensors embedded in the roadway. One evaluated system (System 1) included commercially…
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Made Public Date
12/27/2021

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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Made Public Date
09/16/2021

Advanced weigh stations with preclearance systems have benefit-to-cost ratios ranging from 8.9:1 to 12.8:1.

RESULTS The table below presents the BCR results for adding low-speed WIM and bypass lane in addition to preclearance system. Note that for basic fixed weigh stations this option includes adding a…
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Date Posted
05/23/2017

The cost to deploy an advanced weigh station with a preclearance system was estimated at $3.3 million.

A benefit-cost analyses for existing fixed weigh stations and other enforcement sites was conducted as part of a study to provide recommendations to the Michigan DOT (MDOT) and the Michigan State…
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Made Public Date
05/23/2017