Intelligent Transportation System
Goods Movement
More than 75% of containers that are arrive at the ports wind up getting transported by trucks. Truck trips are expected to more than double on major freeways by 2030. The rise in container volume at the ports will also see projected increases in the number of freight trains, which is expected to double as well by 2025. The movement of containers from the ports bound for local and national markets poses serious concerns about congestion and air quality, which has significant impacts for businesses and residents throughout the region.
SCAG and its federal, state and local partners are making investments in the transportation infrastructure to handle current and future demand. Some of these investments are being directed at improving the flow of goods from the ports to warehousing and distributions centers located inland and in neighboring states. As investments are being directed to deal with capacity constraints in the transportation system, SCAG and its partners are looking to employ Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to improve the efficiency in which goods are transported using the existing infrastructure. These ITS projects deploy technology strategically to improve the flow of goods through better communications, data sharing, and coordination. The application of ITS to Goods Movement builds upon the successful examples of ITS delivering benefits to drivers through traveler information and trip planning, as well as active management of traffic on arterials and freeways.
Southern California Regional ITS Architecture 2011 Update
To learn more about goods movement services in the region, view the information in the following update documents:
- Good Movement Regional ITS Architecture Elements (PDF)
- Recommended Goods Movement Sub-regional ITS Architecture Elements
Stakeholders
Stakeholders are identified in order to accommodate data exchange between the goods movement ITS elements in the Southern California Regional ITS Architecture. Public sector stakeholders include federal, state and local governments representing transportation agencies, the ports and various coalitions. Public sector stakeholders have traditionally been seen as the primary providers and operators of the transportation infrastructure for goods movement. The updated Southern California Regional ITS Architecture include private sector stakeholders as well, such as the port terminal operators, railroad companies, drayage companies, labor organizations and various private interest groups.
| Stakeholder | Description |
| California DMV | Department of Motor Vehicles |
| California Highway Patrol | California Highway Patrol |
| Caltrans | California Department of Transportation |
| Commercial Vehicle Operations Services Providers | These represent private companies that provide services to the goods movement community. These services could include logistics services such as container scheduling and tracking, or CVO related traveler information. |
| Commercial Vehicle Owners | The generic group that represents all carrier companies that operate in the Southern California Region. |
| FMCSA | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
| IFTA, Inc. | The corporation that administers the IFTA Clearinghouse. |
| IRP, Inc. | The corporation that administers the IRP Clearinghouse for netting of registration funds. |
| Local Jurisdictions | Counties or local cities that are adjacent to county boundaries. |
| Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) serves as transportation planner and coordinator, designer, builder and operator for LA County. Metro operates over 2,000 peak-hour buses on an average weekday. It also designed, built and operates 73.1 miles of Metro Rail. In addition, Metro funds 16 municipal bus operators and funds a wide array of transportation projects. |
| Port Terminal Operators | The Port Terminal Operators load and offload containers from ships at the ports. |
| Ports | SCAG Region 3 deep water seaports |
Inventory
Several key ITS applications are in place that public agencies and the goods movement industry are using to better coordinate freight and commercial vehicle operations. A portion of these goods movement services were previously described in the Southern California Regional ITS Architecture. The update added elements tied to truck data collection, truck-focused traveler information and future technologies for container movement within the region.
| Element | Stakeholder | Description | Status | Entity |
| Arterial Traffic Control Systems | Local jurisdictions | Existing | Traffic signal systems operated by cities and counties in the region. | Traffic Management Other Traffic Management |
| ASPEN | California Highway Patrol | Existing | A laptop based system to conduct roadside safety inspections. | Commercial Vehicle Check |
| Automatic Vehicle Identification System | Port Terminal Operators | Existing | This vehicle identification system recognizes commercial vehicles to allow entry and exit from the port. An example of the back end aspect of this would be PierPass. | No Element Mapping |
| Automatic Vehicle Locator System | Commercial Vehicle Operations Services Providers | Existing | Gathers anonymous truck data using technologies such as commercial GPS/AVL systems or RFID tags | Information Service Provider Other ISP |
| CA CVIEW | California Highway Patrol | Existing | Commercial Vehicle Information Exchange Window. Collects snapshots for interstate and intrastate carriers, vehicles, and drivers. Interfaces with SAFER for interstate snapshot exchange. Also distributed snapshots to other states. | Commercial Vehicle Administration Other CVAS |
| CA DMV Enforcement Vehicles | California DMV | Existing | Represents DMV's enforcement vehicles. | Emergency Vehicle Subsystem |
| California Commercial Vehicle Inspection System (CCVIS) | California Highway Patrol | Existing | This system allows electronic collection of inspection data while an inspection is being performed. Information is electronically forwarded to a CHP headquarters database and then to SAFETYNET, a federal commercial vehicle information system database. The CHP currently conducts 70 percent of its inspections using CCVIS. The system has improved accuracy, timeliness of reporting, and has significantly reduced data entry time. Future expansions or improvements may include modifications for mobile road enforcement officer use. | Commercial Vehicle Check |
| CHP Commercial Vehicle Section | California Highway Patrol | Existing | Section of CHP responsible for commercial vehicle inspection and enforcement. | Enforcement Agency |
| CHP Weigh-In-Motion/ Inspection stations | California Highway Patrol | Existing | Weigh-in-Motion stations that are a part of inspection stations. The WIM Bypass System is a high speed weigh in motion technology used in the PrePass operation, which enables registered heavy vehicles to legally bypass open weigh stations after electronic verification of their size, weight, registration, safety inspection and other credentials. These stations reduce delay in the weight enforcement process and increase ability to provide highway truck statistics data. Law enforcement reports the following issues with previous installations: Rough road conditions are reported to affect the accuracy of weights detected by the WIM equipment; the system cannot reliably distinguish between transponder equipped and non-equipped trucks. | Commercial Vehicle Check |
| Commercial Credentialing System | Commercial Vehicle Operations Services Providers | Planned | Represents information systems providing commercial vehicle registration and safety inspection data collected by regulatory and enforcement agencies | Commercial Vehicle Administration Other CVAS |
| Commercial Drivers License Information System (CDLIS) | FMCSA | Planned | The nationwide driver's license system that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has developed and issued standards for testing and licensing CMV drivers. | Commercial Vehicle Administration Other CVAS |
| Commercial Fleet Operations | Commercial Vehicle Owners | Planned | This element represents commercial vehicle fleet operations, which can communicate with their commercial vehicles to obtain vehicle location and other information. The fleet operations also communicate with other commercial vehicle services and public agencies that perform permitting and inspection. | Fleet and Freight Management |
| Commercial Vehicles | Commercial Vehicle Owners | Existing | Represents the ITS components of a commercial vehicle. | Commercial Vehicle Subsystem Vehicle Other Vehicle |
| Container Scheduling Systems | Commercial Vehicle Operations Services Providers | Existing | Provides trucking companies with scheduling services to make appointments for container pick up. | Intermodal Freight Depot |
| Container Tracking System | Commercial Vehicle Operations Services Providers | Existing | This element represents systems that provide container tracking services. An example of this type of system in the region is Voyager Track. | No Element Mapping |
| CVO Automatic Safety Inspection Devices | California Highway Patrol | Planned | Rapid inspection via handheld units to download information directly from the vehicle. Technology type unspecified, may include handheld computers, information exchange software, CVISN database, and automated analysis tools. | Commercial Vehicle Check |
| CVO Pre-Pass Sites | California Highway Patrol | Existing | PrePass is a nationwide AVI system that allows participating transponder equipped CVO to bypass designated weigh stations and port-of entry facilities. California has 35 sites in northern, central, and southern parts of the state. Sites are at Antelope (northeast of Sacramento, CA)- I-80, Blythe (near CA/ AZ border)I-10, Cache Creek (east of Bakersfield, CA) CA-58, Cajon (north of San Bernardino, CA) I-15, Carson (north of Long Beach, CA) I-405, Castaic (north of Santa Clarita, CA) I-5, Chowchilla River (south of Modesto, CA) CA-99, Conejo (west of Thousand Oaks, CA) US101, Cordelia (north of Oakland, CA)I-80, Cottonwood (south of Redding, CA) I-5, Desert Hills (west of Palm Springs, CA) I-10, Dunsmuir Grade (north of Redding, CA) I-5, Gilroy (south of San Jose, CA)I-101, Grapevine (south of Bakersfield, CA)I-5, Livermore (east of Oakland, Ca)I-580, Mission Grade (northeast of Oakland, CA) I-680, Nimitz (east of Oakland, Ca) I-880, Otay Mesa (near US/Mexico border) S-905, Peralta Hwy (east of Anaheim, CA) I-91, Rainbow (south of Temecula, CA) I-15, San Onofre (north of Oceanside, CA) I-5, Santa Nella (east of San Jose, CA) I-5, and Truckee (near CA/NV border) I-80. | Commercial Vehicle Check |
| CVO Traveler Information System | Commercial Vehicle Operations Services Providers | Planned | This system would collect traveler information relevant to commercial vehicles and disseminate the information. | Information Service Provider Other ISP |
| Excise Summary Terminal Activity Reporting System (ExSTARS) | Caltrans | Existing | A fuel tracking system developed with the cooperation of the IRS, DOT, States and Motor Fuel Industry which details the movement of any liquid product into or out of an IRS approved terminal. | Commercial Vehicle Administration Other CVAS |
| IEN Regional Server | Local jurisdictions | Existing | IEN server for multiple TFs/Corridors. Facilitates the exchange of real-time arterial traffic information between corridors, and limited signal control between participating Agencies. Also facilitates exchange of traffic information with Agencies not part of any TF (e.g., Caltrans, etc.). | Traffic Management Other Traffic Management |
| IFTA Clearinghouse | IFTA, Inc. | Existing | Commercial Vehicle Administration Other CVAS |
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| IRP Clearinghouse | IRP, Inc. | Existing | This is a registration reciprocity agreement among jurisdictions in the United States and Canada which provides for payment of license fees on the basis of fleet miles operated in various jurisdictions | Commercial Vehicle Administration Other CVAS |
| LA METRO ADMS | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Planned | The Archived Data Management System (ADMS) is a data library to store historical data and provide analytical tools for transportation planning, operation evaluation, and management analysis. The ADMS will use the RIITS real-time data coming from multiple agencies in the region. | Archived Data Management Subsystem |
| PeMS | Caltrans | Existing | The Freeway Performance Measurement System (PeMS) is a consolidated database of information collected via Caltrans loop detectors from traffic management centers (TMCs) throughout the state | Archived Data Management Subsystem Other Archives |
| Port ATMIS | Ports | Existing | Advanced Transportation Management Information System (ATMIS) is a Traffic Management Center operated by the Ports that collects and disseminates real time traffic data and video images from detection devices in the Port vicinity | Traffic Management Other Traffic Management |
| Port DMS | Ports | Planned | Dynamic Message Signs operated by the Ports. | Roadway Subsystem Other Roadway |
| Port Terminal Operations | Port Terminal Operators | Existing | This element represents the port terminal operations including such functions as container pickup and delivery. | Intermodal Freight Depot |
| Railroad Crossing Monitoring System | Local jurisdictions | Planned | Collects video images and detection data from at-grade railroad crossings to provide information on delays from queuing | Roadway Subsystem Other Roadway |
| RIITS | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Existing | Regional Integration of Intelligent Transportation Systems (RIITS) provides regional data sharing and exchange, including coordination across all modes of transportation, and is a source of real-time traffic congestion data in the region. | Information Service Provider Traffic Management Other ISP Other Traffic Management |
| Safety and Fitness Electronic Report (SAFER) | FMCSA | Existing | SAFER provides carrier, vehicle, and driver safety and credential information to fixed and mobile roadside inspection stations. This information will allow the roadside inspector to select vehicles and/or drivers for inspection based on the number of prior carrier inspections, as well as carrier, vehicle, and driver safety and credential historical information. | Commercial Vehicle Administration |
| Statewide Integrated Reporting System (SWITRS) | California Highway Patrol | Planned | The Statewide Integrated Reporting System (SWITRS) consists of two components working in conjunction to record and manage accident/crash reporting data. The server component resides on a central database server, which hosts numerous other applications/databases. CHP's Support Services Section (SSS) gathers and processes the data, produces statistical reports, and provides custom statistical reports to public and private sector clients. The client component (data collection) is central to entering and maintaining the accident/crash data. Data collection tools and methods are developed within the framework of the California Vehicle Code (CVC) and the Traffic Collision Report (CHP 555) is the standard reporting tool. In the future, the client component may be a web client that interconnects to the server component via XML and other Internet related protocols and standards. Pertinent data will be exported or queried by other systems such as xCVIEW. | Commercial Vehicle Administration Other CVAS |
Services
The ITS elements for goods movement in the Southern California Regional ITS Architecture will be implemented through a series of projects led by both public sector and private sector agencies. Key foundation systems will need to be implemented in order to support other systems and projects. Project sequencing identifies those foundation systems, projects, or infrastructure that are required to be in place for other projects to move forward. The projects included here are intentionally generic in nature and were defined as a part of this architecture development as a means to allow for a theoretical connectivity based on other projects and systems that are already in place. The intent in developing these placeholder projects and identifying sequencing is to allow future project sponsors to identify their own, funded projects within this connected, regional context, and as such to have a starting point for understanding the connectivity needed for an optimized regional system. In some cases, studies may be required prior to full project development and implementation and operational agreements may be necessary for interregional projects to effectively work together.
| Project Title | Description | Services | Status | Timeframe |
| Goods Movement- Container Tracking System | This project establishes a centralized and standardized system for scheduling the pickup and delivery of containers. | GM-CVO02-1 - Freight Administration - Terminal Operations | Planned | Medium |
| Goods Movement-Commercial Vehicle Clearance System | This project creates a data clearinghouse that provides vehicle carrier, vehicle safety and credentialing information from federal and state agency databases to fixed and mobile roadside inspection stations and other 3rd party users | GM-CVO03-1 - Electronic Clearance - CVO Pre-Pass Sites GM-CVO04-1 - CV Administrative Processes - Credentials One-Stop Shopping |
Planned | Medium |
| Goods Movement-Disseminate Real Time CVO Information | Delivers real time information from multiple data sources and ITS services that is tailored to trucks. Information such as incident and road closures and terminal queue times supports the coordination of vehicle dispatch and route guidance to make turn times more reliable and predictable. | GM-ATIS01-2 - Broadcast Traveler Information - CVO Traveler Information GM-ATIS02-1 - Interactive Traveler Information - CVO Traveler Information System GM-ATMS01-1 - Network Surveillance - Railroad Crossing Monitoring System GM-ATMS06-1 - Traffic Information Dissemination - Port ATMIS GM-CVO01-1 - Fleet Administration - Commercial Fleet Operations |
Planned | Short |
| Goods Movement-Truck Fleet Communications Program | This project outfits truck fleets with two-way communications and mobile data terminals to collect and disseminate truck specific data to enhance commercial vehicle operations and provide public agencies with data for performance monitoring and incident management. | GM-CVO01-1 - Fleet Administration - Commercial Fleet Operations GM-CVO09-1 - CVO Fleet Maintenance - Commercial Fleet Operations |
Planned | Short / Medium |
| Goods Movement-Truck Fleet Data Integration | As part of the truck fleet communications program, this project integrates various data sources and companies providing technology to monitor truck location, speed and other valuable truck specific data. | GM-CVO09-1 - CVO Fleet Maintenance - Commercial Fleet Operations |
Planned | Short / Medium |
| Goods Movement-Truck Inspection Stations (Physical and Virtual) | Deployment of truck inspection stations in the SCAG region. These may include physical and/or virtual stations, over time. | GM-CVO03-1 - Electronic Clearance - CVO Pre-Pass Sites GM-CVO06-1 - Weigh-In-Motion - CHP Weigh in Motion |
Planned | Short / Medium / Long |
Standards
The Southern California Regional ITS Architecture provides recommended current, relevant standards for each information exchange between goods movement ITS projects. Their use is not mandatory. However, in some instances, there may be funding requirements or regional policies that mandate project-specific standards.
