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Registration is now available for the March 20 Talking Freight Seminar. ******************************************************************************************************************************************** Date/Time: March 20, 2019 1:00 - 2:30 pm ET Topic: ITS MARAD Truck Staging Problem Registration: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/fpd/talking_freight/index.htm Description and Presentations: Many marine ports are experiencing increasing landside congestion issues inside and outside their facilities due to larger ships calling on the ports and increased cargo volumes. The growing congestion, which is having an impact on trucks serving the ports as well as the ports themselves, is pushing both public agencies and private organizations to examine operational improvements to address the issue. The Maritime Administration (MARAD), Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) are collaborating to address the port congestion challenges by evaluating potential Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) benefits via automation and increased connectivity. This effort furthers the two key ITS Program priorities outlined in the ITS Strategic Plan 2015-2019: realizing connected vehicle implementation and advancing automation. The ITS MARAD Truck Staging Study is intended to establish the foundation for the long-term development and demonstration of port truck staging concepts. The program will improve the safety, access, reliability, and readiness of port facilities through advanced technologies and techniques to increase the reliability and efficiencies of truck movements. The overarching research objectives are "to determine the state of the practice regarding truck staging, including access, queuing, and parking, at maritime ports and to identify port operators' and trucking industry needs; and to perform an economic feasibility study of automated truck queuing as a technology solution." The study includes two economic feasibility analyses. The first is a high-level evaluation of the economic feasibility for the future deployment of port staging technologies at port facilities, including technologies and partnerships between port authorities and commercial freight companies and operators. The second economic feasibility analysis addresses increased productivity through automated port queuing. It includes the technology concept of an automated slow-speed, in-queue truck application that meets the standards of Level 4 as defined in the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J3016 (Levels of Driving Automation) standard. In this configuration, the driving system can fully operate a truck in queue and within a port terminal while the operator would exit the cab and assume an hours-of-service (HOS) status of "On Duty, Not Driving." When the truck is loaded or unloaded, the driver would be notified, re-enter the vehicle, change his or her operating status to "On Duty, Driving," and leave the port. This webinar will discuss the study's findings, and provide a port perspective on addressing truck staging needs. ITS MARAD Truck Staging Program Overview This presentation will review the ITS MARAD Truck Staging Program, and talk about how some of the study's findings can be implemented. SPEAKER: * Tom Phelan, Gannett Fleming/BHX Engineering & Planning LLC ITS MARAD Truck Staging Program Stakeholder Outreach Efforts This presentation will discuss the ITS MARAD Truck Staging Program industry outreach efforts, particularly to ports and truck carriers. SPEAKER: * Keith Chase, Gannett Fleming Port Perspective on the Potential Benefits of the ITS MARAD Truck Staging Program This presentation will examine a port authority's perspective on addressing terminal congestion issues through increasing utilization of Intelligent Transportation System technologies, including automated truck solutions. SPEAKER: * Ryan Macdonald, Georgia Ports Authority, Strategic Operations and Planning Manager ******************************************************************************************************************************************* If you have not yet participated in Talking Freight, I encourage you to do so. These monthly seminars, sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration, are held via web conference, which means that you view the PowerPoint presentations over the Internet while listening to the presenters over your computer or the telephone. There is no cost involved and you do not have to leave your desk to participate. More information about Talking Freight is available at http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/fpd/talking_freight/index.htm Links to past presentations and recordings are available on http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/freightplanning/talking.htm. Talking Freight seminars are eligible for 1.5 AICP Certification Maintenance Credits (for AICP members). In order to receive credit, you must attend the full seminar and login to the seminar with your full name or type your full name into the chat area during the seminar if you are in a room with a group of people. Visit the AICP web site<http://wwwcf.fhwa.dot.gov/exit.cfm?link=http://www.planning.org/cm/> for more information about AICP Certification Maintenance Credits. In addition, those who are interested can obtain a certificate for 1.5 PDH hours. If you have any questions about the webinar content, please contact Chip Millard, FHWA Freight Office, at 202-366-4415 or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. If you have any questions about the technology aspects of the webinar, please contact Jennifer Symoun, Toxcel, 703-754-0248, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Jennifer Symoun, PMP | toXcel Director, Transportation Technology Office: 703.754.0248 (x8208) [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> | toxcel.com<http://www.toxcel.com/>