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CVO11: Freight Drayage Optimization

This service package covers the information exchanges between all intermodal parties to provide current drayage truck load matching and container availability and appointment scheduling at railroad and steamship line terminals. It includes a link from drivers and freight management systems dispatchers to an intermodal terminal reservation system and integrates an appointment function with Terminal Queue Status and Load Matching. The service package provides information to the dispatcher and driver concerning the availability status for pickup of a container at an intermodal terminal. It also provides drivers and dispatchers with both intermodal terminal queue length, and estimated time from the back of the queue to the gate.

Relevant Regions: Australia, Canada, European Union, and United States

Enterprise

Development Stage Roles and Relationships

Installation Stage Roles and Relationships

Operations and Maintenance Stage Roles and Relationships
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Source Destination Role/Relationship
Basic Commercial Vehicle Maintainer Basic Commercial Vehicle Maintains
Basic Commercial Vehicle Manager Basic Commercial Vehicle Manages
Basic Commercial Vehicle Manager Commercial Vehicle Driver System Usage Agreement
Basic Commercial Vehicle Owner Basic Commercial Vehicle Maintainer System Maintenance Agreement
Basic Commercial Vehicle Owner Basic Commercial Vehicle Manager Operations Agreement
Basic Commercial Vehicle Owner Commercial Vehicle Driver Application Usage Agreement
Basic Commercial Vehicle Owner Commercial Vehicle Driver Vehicle Operating Agreement
Basic Commercial Vehicle Owner Commercial Vehicle OBE Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Basic Commercial Vehicle Owner Commercial Vehicle OBE Owner Expectation of Data Provision
Basic Commercial Vehicle Owner Commercial Vehicle OBE User Service Usage Agreement
Basic Commercial Vehicle Supplier Basic Commercial Vehicle Owner Warranty
Commercial Vehicle Driver Basic Commercial Vehicle Operates
Commercial Vehicle Driver Commercial Vehicle OBE Operates
Commercial Vehicle OBE Maintainer Commercial Vehicle OBE Maintains
Commercial Vehicle OBE Manager Commercial Vehicle Driver System Usage Agreement
Commercial Vehicle OBE Manager Commercial Vehicle OBE Manages
Commercial Vehicle OBE Owner Commercial Vehicle OBE Maintainer System Maintenance Agreement
Commercial Vehicle OBE Owner Commercial Vehicle OBE Manager Operations Agreement
Commercial Vehicle OBE Owner Fleet and Freight Management Center Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Commercial Vehicle OBE Owner Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Expectation of Data Provision
Commercial Vehicle OBE Owner Fleet and Freight Management Center User Service Usage Agreement
Commercial Vehicle OBE Owner Fleet-Freight Manager Application Usage Agreement
Commercial Vehicle OBE Owner Fleet-Freight Manager Vehicle Operating Agreement
Commercial Vehicle OBE Owner Intermodal Customer System Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Commercial Vehicle OBE Owner Intermodal Customer System Owner Expectation of Data Provision
Commercial Vehicle OBE Owner Intermodal Customer System User Service Usage Agreement
Commercial Vehicle OBE Owner Intermodal Terminal Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Commercial Vehicle OBE Owner Intermodal Terminal Owner Expectation of Data Provision
Commercial Vehicle OBE Owner Intermodal Terminal User Service Usage Agreement
Commercial Vehicle OBE Supplier Commercial Vehicle OBE Owner Warranty
Fleet and Freight Management Center Maintainer Fleet and Freight Management Center Maintains
Fleet and Freight Management Center Manager Fleet and Freight Management Center Manages
Fleet and Freight Management Center Manager Fleet-Freight Manager System Usage Agreement
Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Commercial Vehicle Driver Application Usage Agreement
Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Commercial Vehicle OBE Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Commercial Vehicle OBE Owner Information Provision Agreement
Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Commercial Vehicle OBE User Service Usage Agreement
Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Fleet and Freight Management Center Maintainer System Maintenance Agreement
Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Fleet and Freight Management Center Manager Operations Agreement
Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Owner Information Exchange Agreement
Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Freight Distribution and Logistics Center User Service Usage Agreement
Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Freight Equipment Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Freight Equipment Owner Information Provision Agreement
Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Freight Equipment User Service Usage Agreement
Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Intermodal Customer System Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Intermodal Customer System Owner Information Exchange Agreement
Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Intermodal Customer System User Service Usage Agreement
Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Intermodal Terminal Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Intermodal Terminal Owner Information Provision Agreement
Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Intermodal Terminal User Service Usage Agreement
Fleet and Freight Management Center Supplier Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Warranty
Fleet-Freight Manager Fleet and Freight Management Center Operates
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Maintainer Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Maintains
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Manager Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Manages
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Owner Fleet and Freight Management Center Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Owner Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Information Exchange Agreement
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Owner Fleet and Freight Management Center User Service Usage Agreement
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Owner Fleet-Freight Manager Application Usage Agreement
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Owner Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Maintainer System Maintenance Agreement
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Owner Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Manager Operations Agreement
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Owner Intermodal Customer System Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Owner Intermodal Customer System Owner Information Exchange Agreement
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Owner Intermodal Customer System User Service Usage Agreement
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Owner Intermodal Terminal Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Owner Intermodal Terminal Owner Information Provision Agreement
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Owner Intermodal Terminal User Service Usage Agreement
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Owner Other Freight Distribution and Logistics Centers Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Owner Other Freight Distribution and Logistics Centers Owner Information Exchange Agreement
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Owner Other Freight Distribution and Logistics Centers User Service Usage Agreement
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Supplier Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Owner Warranty
Freight Equipment Maintainer Freight Equipment Maintains
Freight Equipment Manager Freight Equipment Manages
Freight Equipment Owner Commercial Vehicle Driver Application Usage Agreement
Freight Equipment Owner Commercial Vehicle Driver Vehicle Operating Agreement
Freight Equipment Owner Commercial Vehicle OBE Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Freight Equipment Owner Commercial Vehicle OBE Owner Expectation of Data Provision
Freight Equipment Owner Commercial Vehicle OBE User Service Usage Agreement
Freight Equipment Owner Fleet and Freight Management Center Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Freight Equipment Owner Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Expectation of Data Provision
Freight Equipment Owner Fleet and Freight Management Center User Service Usage Agreement
Freight Equipment Owner Fleet-Freight Manager Application Usage Agreement
Freight Equipment Owner Fleet-Freight Manager Vehicle Operating Agreement
Freight Equipment Owner Freight Equipment Maintainer System Maintenance Agreement
Freight Equipment Owner Freight Equipment Manager Operations Agreement
Freight Equipment Owner Intermodal Terminal Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Freight Equipment Owner Intermodal Terminal Owner Expectation of Data Provision
Freight Equipment Owner Intermodal Terminal User Service Usage Agreement
Freight Equipment Supplier Freight Equipment Owner Warranty
Intermodal Customer System Maintainer Intermodal Customer System Maintains
Intermodal Customer System Manager Intermodal Customer System Manages
Intermodal Customer System Owner Fleet and Freight Management Center Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Intermodal Customer System Owner Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Information Exchange Agreement
Intermodal Customer System Owner Fleet and Freight Management Center User Service Usage Agreement
Intermodal Customer System Owner Fleet-Freight Manager Application Usage Agreement
Intermodal Customer System Owner Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Intermodal Customer System Owner Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Owner Information Exchange Agreement
Intermodal Customer System Owner Freight Distribution and Logistics Center User Service Usage Agreement
Intermodal Customer System Owner Intermodal Customer System Maintainer System Maintenance Agreement
Intermodal Customer System Owner Intermodal Customer System Manager Operations Agreement
Intermodal Customer System Supplier Intermodal Customer System Owner Warranty
Intermodal Terminal Maintainer Intermodal Terminal Maintains
Intermodal Terminal Manager Intermodal Terminal Manages
Intermodal Terminal Owner Commercial Vehicle Driver Application Usage Agreement
Intermodal Terminal Owner Commercial Vehicle OBE Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Intermodal Terminal Owner Commercial Vehicle OBE Owner Information Exchange and Action Agreement
Intermodal Terminal Owner Commercial Vehicle OBE User Service Usage Agreement
Intermodal Terminal Owner Fleet and Freight Management Center Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Intermodal Terminal Owner Fleet and Freight Management Center Owner Information Exchange and Action Agreement
Intermodal Terminal Owner Fleet and Freight Management Center User Service Usage Agreement
Intermodal Terminal Owner Fleet-Freight Manager Application Usage Agreement
Intermodal Terminal Owner Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Intermodal Terminal Owner Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Owner Information Exchange and Action Agreement
Intermodal Terminal Owner Freight Distribution and Logistics Center User Service Usage Agreement
Intermodal Terminal Owner Freight Equipment Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Intermodal Terminal Owner Freight Equipment Owner Information Exchange and Action Agreement
Intermodal Terminal Owner Freight Equipment User Service Usage Agreement
Intermodal Terminal Owner Intermodal Terminal Maintainer System Maintenance Agreement
Intermodal Terminal Owner Intermodal Terminal Manager Operations Agreement
Intermodal Terminal Supplier Intermodal Terminal Owner Warranty
Other Freight Distribution and Logistics Centers Maintainer Other Freight Distribution and Logistics Centers Maintains
Other Freight Distribution and Logistics Centers Manager Other Freight Distribution and Logistics Centers Manages
Other Freight Distribution and Logistics Centers Owner Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Maintainer Maintenance Data Exchange Agreement
Other Freight Distribution and Logistics Centers Owner Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Owner Information Exchange Agreement
Other Freight Distribution and Logistics Centers Owner Freight Distribution and Logistics Center User Service Usage Agreement
Other Freight Distribution and Logistics Centers Owner Other Freight Distribution and Logistics Centers Maintainer System Maintenance Agreement
Other Freight Distribution and Logistics Centers Owner Other Freight Distribution and Logistics Centers Manager Operations Agreement
Other Freight Distribution and Logistics Centers Supplier Other Freight Distribution and Logistics Centers Owner Warranty

Functional

This service package includes the following Functional View PSpecs:

Physical Object Functional Object PSpec Number PSpec Name
Commercial Vehicle OBE CV On-Board Drayage Support 2.4.2 Collect On-board Commercial Vehicle Sensor Data
2.4.3 Analyze Commercial Vehicle On-board Data
2.4.5 Communicate Commercial Vehicle On-board Data to Vehicle Manager
2.4.7 Manage CV On-board Data
2.4.8 Correlate Commercial Vehicle Route
2.4.9 Authenticate Commercial Vehicle Driver
2.6.5 Manage Commercial Vehicle Tag Data Store
2.8.3.1 Provide Driver Interface for Intermodal Freight Dispatch
2.8.3.2 Monitor Freight Equipment Status
2.8.3.3 Manage On-Board Facility Access
Fleet and Freight Management Center Fleet Administration 2.1.1.1 Manage Commercial Fleet Electronic Credentials and Tax Filing
2.1.1.2 Manage Commercial Vehicle Routes
2.1.1.3 Provide Commercial Fleet Static Route
2.1.1.6 Monitor Commercial Vehicle Route
2.1.2 Provide Commercial Vehicle Fleet Manager Interface
2.1.3 Provide Fleet Manager Commercial Vehicle Communications
2.1.5 Manage Driver Instruction Store
2.1.6 Manage Commercial Vehicle Incidents
2.2.1 Manage CV Electronic Credential and Tax Filing Interface
2.6.1 Provide Commercial Vehicle Manager Tag Data Interface
2.7.6 Provide Freight Manager Interface
2.7.7 Provide Shipper Booking Interface
2.7.8 Manage External Intermodal System Interface
Freight Administration and Management 2.1.1.2 Manage Commercial Vehicle Routes
2.1.1.4 Provide HAZMAT Incident Support
2.1.1.5 Manage Commercial Vehicle Fleet Map Data
2.1.1.6 Monitor Commercial Vehicle Route
2.1.1.7 Monitor Assignment Identities
2.1.3 Provide Fleet Manager Commercial Vehicle Communications
2.1.5 Manage Driver Instruction Store
2.1.6 Manage Commercial Vehicle Incidents
2.1.7 Schedule Commercial Vehicle Servicing
2.6.1 Provide Commercial Vehicle Manager Tag Data Interface
2.7.1 Manage Freight Incidents
2.7.2 Monitor Freight Equipment Route
2.7.3 Manage Freight Equipment Fleet
2.7.4 Manage Freight Equipment Maintenance
2.7.5 Process Freight Integrity Data
2.7.6 Provide Freight Manager Interface
2.7.7 Provide Shipper Booking Interface
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center FDLC Drayage Operations Optimization Service 2.8.2.1 Provide Freight Distribution Booking Interface
2.8.2.2 Provide Drayage Assignment Optimization
2.8.2.3 Manage Drayage Routing
2.8.2.4 Manage Drayage Equipment Fleet
2.8.2.5 Manage Logistics at Border Crossings
FDLC Freight Services 2.8.2.1 Provide Freight Distribution Booking Interface
2.8.2.3 Manage Drayage Routing
2.8.2.4 Manage Drayage Equipment Fleet
2.8.2.5 Manage Logistics at Border Crossings
2.8.2.6 Manage Intermodal Shipping Arrangements
Freight Equipment Freight Equipment Monitoring 2.8.3.4 Determine Freight Equipment Status
2.8.3.5 Provide Freight Equipment Status
2.8.3.6 Manage Border Inspection Interface
Intermodal Terminal Terminal Management 2.8.1.1 Manage Terminal Access
2.8.1.2 Manage Container Pickup and Delivery
2.8.1.3 Manage Container Release
2.8.1.4 Provide Intermodal Terminal Operator Interface
2.8.1.5 Provide Container Tracking

Physical

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Includes Physical Objects:

Physical Object Class Description
Basic Commercial Vehicle Vehicle The 'Basic Commercial Vehicle' represents the commercial vehicle that hosts the on-board equipment that provides ITS capabilities. It includes the heavy vehicle databus and all other interface points between on-board systems and the rest of the commercial vehicle. This vehicle is used to transport goods, is operated by a professional driver and typically administered as part of a larger fleet. Commercial Vehicle classification applies to all goods transport vehicles ranging from small panel vans used in local pick-up and delivery services to large, multi-axle tractor-trailer rigs operating on long haul routes.
Commercial Vehicle Driver Vehicle The 'Commercial Vehicle Driver' represents the people that operate vehicles transporting goods, including both long haul trucks and local pick-up and delivery vans. This physical object is complementary to the Driver physical object in that it represents those interactions which are unique to Commercial Vehicle Operations. Information flowing from the Commercial Vehicle Driver includes those system inputs specific to Commercial Vehicle Operations.
Commercial Vehicle OBE Vehicle The Commercial Vehicle On-Board Equipment (OBE) resides in a commercial vehicle and provides the sensory, processing, storage, and communications functions necessary to support safe and efficient commercial vehicle operations. It provides two-way communications between the commercial vehicle drivers, their fleet managers, attached freight equipment, and roadside officials. A separate 'Vehicle OBE' physical object supports vehicle safety and driver information capabilities that apply to all vehicles, including commercial vehicles. The Commercial Vehicle OBE supplements these general ITS capabilities with capabilities that are specific to commercial vehicles.
Fleet and Freight Management Center Center The 'Fleet and Freight Management Center' provides the capability for commercial drivers and fleet-freight managers to receive real-time routing information and access databases containing vehicle and/or freight equipment locations as well as carrier, vehicle, freight equipment and driver information. The 'Fleet and Freight Management Center' also provides the capability for fleet managers to monitor the safety and security of their commercial vehicle drivers and fleet.
Fleet-Freight Manager Center The 'Fleet-Freight Manager' represents the people that are responsible for the dispatching and management of Commercial Vehicle fleets (e.g. traditional Fleet Managers) and Freight Equipment assets. It may be many people in a large tracking organization or a single person (owner driver) in the case of single vehicle fleets. The Fleet-Freight Manager provides instructions and coordination for Commercial Vehicles and Freight Equipment and receives the status of the vehicles and freight equipment in the fleet that they manage.
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Center The 'Freight Distribution and Logistics Center' provides intermodal logistics support and support for the efficient distribution of freight across transport systems and modes. This can include consolidation arrangements, warehousing, and consignor-to-consignee intermodal shipping arrangements. These capabilities may be provided as part of intermodal fleet management activities or can be provided by an independent logistics specialist.
Freight Equipment Vehicle 'Freight Equipment' represents a freight container, intermodal chassis, or trailer and provides sensory, processing, storage, and communications functions necessary to support safe, secure and efficient freight operations. It provides equipment safety data and status and can alert the appropriate systems of an incident, breach, or tamper event. It also provides accurate position information to support in-transit visibility of freight equipment.
Intermodal Customer System Center The 'Intermodal Customer System' represents organizations that engage in the shipment of freight, either originator (consigner or shipper) or recipient of the cargo shipment. They enable the movement of goods on routes that require the use of other modes of transportation such as heavy rail, air, sea, etc. The Intermodal Customer System includes those personnel responsible for the movement of freight across international borders.
Intermodal Terminal Field The 'Intermodal Terminal' represents the terminal areas corresponding to modal change points. This includes interfaces between roadway freight transportation and air, rail, and/or water shipping modes. The basic unit of cargo handled by the Intermodal Terminal physical object is the container; less-than-container load handling is typically handled at a different facility (i.e., Freight Consolidation Station). The Intermodal Terminal can include electronic gate control for entrance and exit from the facility, automated guidance of vehicles within the facility, alerting appropriate parties of container arrivals and departures, and inventory and location of temporarily stored containers.
Other Freight Distribution and Logistics Centers Center Representing another Freight Distribution and Logistics Center, 'Other Freight Distribution and Logistics Center ' provides a source and destination for information exchange between peer centers. It enables sharing of intermodal logistics support information between centers.

Includes Functional Objects:

Functional Object Description Physical Object
CV On-Board Drayage Support 'CV On-Board Drayage Support' communicates with the Intermodal Terminal, Fleet and Freight Management (dispatch), and third party services to support efficient drayage operations. This application provides information to the commercial vehicle driver identifying loads and efficient schedules and routes for transport to avoid terminal congestion and minimize bobtail/dry runs. It provides information to dispatch on current truck/equipment/load status. Commercial Vehicle OBE
FDLC Drayage Operations Optimization Service The 'FDLC Drayage Operations Optimization Service' provides a portal for shippers and receivers to post their loads in need of transport and provide an opportunity for commercial vehicles to find a load to haul on their trip back to/from an intermodal facility. It connects load matching services with container and chassis/equipment availability information and appointment/reservations services from the intermodal terminals to provide an optimized, regionally integrated view of intermodal container transport for drayage operators. Freight Distribution and Logistics Center
FDLC Freight Services 'FDLC Freight Services" provides the core freight distribution and logistics center functionality, including management and coordination of intermodal shipping arrangements, including load consolidation and warehousing services. Freight Distribution and Logistics Center
Fleet Administration 'Fleet Administration' provides vehicle tracking, dispatch, and reporting capabilities to fleet management personnel. It gathers current road conditions, commercial vehicle-specific traffic and parking information, prepares vehicle routes, and provides a fleet interface for toll collection. It also provides route plan information for network performance evaluation. As part of the tracking function, it monitors commercial vehicle location, compares it against the known route and notifies the Emergency Management Center and Fleet-Freight Manager of any deviations, including HAZMAT route restriction violations. It supports carrier participation in wireless roadside inspection programs, monitoring geographic trigger areas and providing current safety data on behalf of the commercial vehicles it manages. It supports pre-hiring checks for potential drivers and monitors the performance of each driver who is hired. It also supports ongoing monitoring of the company's safety performance. Fleet and Freight Management Center
Freight Administration and Management 'Freight Administration and Management' manages the movement of freight from source to destination. It interfaces to intermodal customers to setup and schedule transportation and coordinates with intermodal terminals and freight consolidation stations to coordinate the shipment. It coordinates with the appropriate government agencies to expedite the movement of trucks, their drivers, and their cargo across international borders. The application monitors the status of the freight and freight equipment (container, trailer, or chassis) and monitors freight location and compares it against the planned route. Fleet and Freight Management Center
Freight Equipment Monitoring 'Freight Equipment Monitoring' includes the on-board devices used to monitor intermodal freight equipment. These devices provide freight equipment location and status of the freight, container, or chassis equipment. Freight Equipment
Terminal Management 'Terminal Management' supports the operation of the roadway aspects of an intermodal terminal. The key capabilities include the ability to identify and control vehicle traffic entering and departing the facility, guide vehicles to loading and unloading points, maintain site security and monitor container integrity, provide an interface to Customs as appropriate, and acknowledge container pickup and drop-off. Other capabilities include the ability to track container locations within the facility, manage any other required assets, like truck chassis, and provide reservation services to manage congestion at busy terminals. This application also provides information to support load matching services for drayage operators. Intermodal Terminal

Includes Information Flows:

Information Flow Description
available loads Request from a shipper (consignor) for services to handle shipping of a container or freight load. Aggregated, this information represents the available loads to be shipped from intermodal customer locations in the region.
available truck capacity An indication of available truck (power), equipment (chassis), and container capacity for use in load matching.
booking status Status of the freight transport booking that includes the identities of the Commercial Vehicle and driver who will pick-up the freight or a request for more information from the originator. This includes proposed transport booking changes including departure/arrival changes, conveyance changes.
commercial vehicle identities Identification information for the Commercial Vehicle (e.g., license plate number or USDOT number), Freight Equipment (e.g., container, chassis, or trailer identification), Carrier, and Driver.
container availability request Request for information on the availability of a container at an Intermodal Terminal.
container availability status Information regarding the availability of a container at an Intermodal Terminal.
container delivery confirmation Notice confirming the arrival and transfer of control of a container at a container handling facility, for example an intermodal terminal.
container delivery request Request for permission to deliver a container to an intermodal facility.
container identification A unique identification of a container that can be used to associate the container with a manifest and other important data.
container identification request Request to a container to provide its identification information; may require the requestor to authenticate their identity.
container location The location of a container, to sufficient accuracy to allow efficient container management.
container pickup confirmation Notice confirming that a container has been picked up at an intermodal facility and that control has been transferred to a shipping or drayage agency.
container pickup request Request for permission to pickup a container at an intermodal transfer facility.
container transfer location Location within an intermodal facility that a container is to be received at or delivered to; may include guidance as well as location.
container transfer location request Request for the location within an intermodal facility for the transfer of a container.
container transport assignment Instructions to a commercial vehicle for the transportation of a container.
cv driver input This flow represents the tactile or auditory interface with ITS equipment containing the commercial vehicle driver and vehicle information. This flow contains inquiries to the commercial vehicle managing system, interaction with on-board equipment including setup, configuration, and initiation of self tests, and entry of carrier, driver, vehicle, and route information.
driver log A daily log showing hours in service for the current driver. The query flow is not explicitly shown.
driver to fleet request Requests from the driver and vehicle for routing, payment, and enrollment information.
fleet manager inquiry This flow represents the tactile or auditory interface with ITS equipment containing an inquiry from fleet manager requesting data from commercial vehicle management system.
fleet status This flow represents the visual or auditory interface with ITS equipment containing fleet status information including enrollment status, safety status including inspection summaries, detailed inspection reports, and safety ratings, routing information, current vehicle information, and emergency information.
fleet to driver update Updated instructions to the driver including dispatch, routing, travel and parking information, and special instructions. Special instructions include incident management instruction, operational tasks, impacted transport orders in case of an incident, task descriptions with trip/route/load plan, transport order status information, driver information, vehicle information, cargo information and trip information.
freight delivery status A time-stamped status of a freight shipment provided directly by a commercial vehicle to a customer. This includes freight transaction ID (principal order ID and freight operator proposal ID), cargo status ID, current operation (pick-up, conveying, delivering), position, expected time of arrival, with or without incident and incident description.
freight equipment information Container, trailer, or chassis information regarding identity, type, location, brake wear data, mileage, seal #, seal type, door open/close status, chassis bare/covered status, tethered / untethered status, temperature, humidity, power, battery levels, brake wear data, and bill of lading/information regarding the cargo/content.
freight monitoring parameters Parameters to configure the Freight Equipment for event reporting and keep alive functions.
freight transport booking Booking information for the transport of freight that includes company, contact information, point of origin, pick-up location, drop-off location, and freight equipment identifier.
freight transportation status A time-stamped status of a freight shipment as it passes through the supply chain from manufacturer through arrival at its final destination; including cargo movement logs, routing information, and cargo ID's. This includes cargo status, current operation, information on incidents associated with the cargo, and identification of delays/penalties.
host commercial vehicle status Information provided to the ITS on-board equipment from other systems on the Commercial Vehicle Platform.
intermodal dispatch info Directions for dispatch for pickup or delivery of an intermodal load.
intermodal terminal status Current status of the intermodal terminal including the current queue length/delay, current access requirements and restrictions (e.g., access restricted to appointments only).
load appointment status Information about the status of load appointments made through the drayage appointment system including any exceptions or changes that are needed by the freight company.
load matching info Identification of available loads that match available truck capacity.
load matching systems coordination Coordination of intermodal load-matching information between peer systems.
on-board vehicle data Information about the commercial vehicle stored on-board (for maintenance purposes, gate access, cargo status, lock status, etc.). The request flow is not explicitly shown.
terminal reservation A reservation for container pick-up/drop-off at an intermodal terminal.
terminal reservation request Request for a reservation to pick-up/drop-off containers. The request would define the pick-up/drop-off and identify an acceptable time window

Goals and Objectives

Associated Planning Factors and Goals

Planning Factor Goal
A. Support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency; Improve freight network

Associated Objective Categories

Objective Category
Freight Management: Customer Satisfaction
Freight Management: Intermodal Facilities

Associated Objectives and Performance Measures

Objective Performance Measure
Increase ratings for customer satisfaction with freight mobility in the region among shippers, receivers, and carriers by X percent in Y years. Percentage of customers satisfied with region's freight management practices.
Reduce the average duration of delays per month at intermodal facilities by X percent in Y years. Average duration of delays per month at intermodal facilities.
Reduce the frequency of delays per month at intermodal facilities by X percent in Y years. Frequency of delays per month at intermodal facilities where a delay is defined as an addition of Z minutes to free flow conditions.

 
Since the mapping between objectives and service packages is not always straight-forward and often situation-dependent, these mappings should only be used as a starting point. Users should do their own analysis to identify the best service packages for their region.

Needs and Requirements

Need Functional Object Requirement
01 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to track and dispatch drayage operations in order to optimize movement of freight operations. CV On-Board Drayage Support 01 The commercial vehicle shall compute the location of a container within an intermodal facility when a container is to be picked up or delivered to, and forward it to the roadside check facility.
02 The commercial vehicle shall forward information concerning the freight equipment on to fleet and freight management center.
03 The commercial vehicle shall forward driver daily log showing hours in service for the current driver to fleet and freight management center.
04 The commercial vehicle shall forward vehicle data to fleet and freight management center.
07 The commercial vehicle shall request routing, payment and enrollment information from the motor carrier on behalf of the commercial vehicle operator.
FDLC Drayage Operations Optimization Service 02 The center shall request and receive customized traveler information for freight users to include truck routes, permit information, truck stops, inspection stations, steep grades, high-profile vehicle advisories, etc. Information provided includes freight-related road and weather conditions, parking information, and route plans.
06 The center shall confirm the arrival and transfer of control of a container at the intermodal terminal.
07 The center shall request permission to deliver a container to an intermodal facility.
FDLC Freight Services 02 The center shall collect freight shipment status including cargo movement logs, routing information, cargo ID's, current operation, information on incidents associated with the cargo, and identification of delays/penalties.
Freight Administration and Management 01 The center shall collect data from the commercial vehicles carrying freight or from the freight equipment itself. Data includes container, trailer, or chassis information regarding identity, type, location, brake wear data, mileage, seal number/type, door open/close status, chassis bare/covered status, tethered/untethered status, bill of lading, and sensor status.
Freight Equipment Monitoring 01 The onboard freight device shall determine its location and status including container location and empty/full status.
02 The onboard freight device shall provide the container identification and location upon request as it approaches a terminal facility.
03 The onboard freight device shall provide freight equipment location and status of the freight, container, or chassis equipment.
Terminal Management 04 The facility shall provide permission for a drayage operator to deliver a container, either to the fleet management center or to the equipped commercial vehicle through the roadside equipment.
05 The facility shall provide permission for a drayage operator to pickup a container, either to the fleet management center or to the equipped commercial vehicle through the roadside equipment.
09 The facility shall manage reservation requests for delivery and pickup times with a fleet and freight management center.
02 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to support load matching for empty containers and chassis in order to maximize congestion avoidance, air quality, and efficiency benefits. CV On-Board Drayage Support 05 The commercial vehicle shall monitor the status of the vehicle, including any freight equipment in order to determine the availability for load matching.
06 The commercial vehicle shall maintain an interface to the driver to support dispatching and responses to commands.
FDLC Drayage Operations Optimization Service 02 The center shall request and receive customized traveler information for freight users to include truck routes, permit information, truck stops, inspection stations, steep grades, high-profile vehicle advisories, etc. Information provided includes freight-related road and weather conditions, parking information, and route plans.
10 The center shall exchange load matching information with fleet and freight management centers, including loads available for pickup, deliveries due, truck capacity, and appointment status.
Freight Administration and Management 04 The center shall track the progress of freight equipment as it moves from source to destination based on inputs from the commercial vehicles, the freight equipment, intermodal freight depots, shippers, and commercial vehicle administration centers that provide border clearance status information.
05 The center shall collect diagnostic information from freight equipment to schedule preventative and corrective maintenance.
Freight Equipment Monitoring 07 The onboard freight device shall determine when a container is empty and ready for pickup to support load matching services.
Terminal Management 08 The facility shall provide container availability status to a freight distribution and logistics center.
03 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to interface with intermodal terminal, fleet and freight management and other freight dispatch systems to provide a seamless integration of freight movement. FDLC Drayage Operations Optimization Service 03 The center shall receive request from shippers for the available loads to be shipped from intermodal customer locations in the region.
04 The center shall provide status of the freight transport booking including the identities of the Commercial Vehicle and driver who will pick-up the freight or a request for more information from the originator.
05 The center shall coordinate intermodal load-matching information including availability of a container, container capacity, available truck , equipment, for use in load matching between peer systems.
08 The center shall maintain an interface with intermodal terminal facilities to exchange shipment information, terminal status, and freight bookings.
09 The center shall maintain an interface with other freight distribution and logistics centers to exchange shipment information, terminal status, and freight bookings.
Fleet Administration 11 The center shall coordinate intermodal load-matching information including availability of a container, container capacity, available truck, equipment, for use in load matching between peer systems.
Freight Administration and Management 02 The center shall provide the interface with intermodal freight shippers to setup transportation for freight equipment. Inputs to this include information about the shipper, consignee, commodities, pick-up and drop-off locations for freight equipment. Outputs include information about the driver and commercial vehicle that will be transporting the freight.
03 The center shall coordinate the shipment of cargo using freight equipment with intermodal freight depots. Information to be coordinated includes information regarding a freight transportation booking and the assigned driver and vehicle scheduled to transport the freight along with cargo movement logs, routing information, and cargo ID.
15 The center shall collect freight equipment location and status of the freight, container, or chassis equipment.
Terminal Management 06 The facility shall coordinate container delivery and pick up logistics including time, reservation, and truck availability, with fleet and freight management.
07 The facility shall provide container identification that can be used to associate the container with a manifest and other important data.

Related Sources

Document Name Version Publication Date
Freight Advanced Traveler Information System (FRATIS) ConOps Final 4/20/2012


Security

In order to participate in this service package, each physical object should meet or exceed the following security levels.

Physical Object Security
Physical Object Confidentiality Integrity Availability Security Class
Basic Commercial Vehicle  
Commercial Vehicle OBE High High Moderate Class 4
Fleet and Freight Management Center High High Moderate Class 4
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Moderate Moderate Moderate Class 2
Freight Equipment Moderate Moderate Moderate Class 2
Intermodal Customer System Moderate Moderate Moderate Class 2
Intermodal Terminal Moderate Moderate Moderate Class 2
Other Freight Distribution and Logistics Centers Moderate Moderate Moderate Class 2



In order to participate in this service package, each information flow triple should meet or exceed the following security levels.

Information Flow Security
Source Destination Information Flow Confidentiality Integrity Availability
Basis Basis Basis
Basic Commercial Vehicle Commercial Vehicle OBE host commercial vehicle status Moderate Moderate Moderate
This can include some sensitive data. However, other data, such as vehicle location and motion will then be broadcast. There also may be proprietary information included in this. This is used later on to determine whether a vehicle should request priority at an intersection. If this information is incorrect the vehicle may make false requests. All other flows that use the data from this flow have a MODERATE integrity requirement, therefore, this must also have a MODERATE integrity requirement. This information would need to be available immediately for the application to work.
Commercial Vehicle Driver Commercial Vehicle OBE cv driver input Moderate Moderate Moderate
Commercial Vehicle Operations human interfaces should not be casually viewable for competitive and physical security reasons. Data should be correct as it relates to CVO, however there is generally another mechanism to double-check this data, which is why it is MODERATE and not HIGH. Flow should be available as it relates to CVO, however there is generally another mechanism through which this data might be received, which is why it is MODERATE and not HIGH.
Commercial Vehicle OBE Commercial Vehicle Driver intermodal dispatch info Moderate Moderate Moderate
This data is informing the driver of operational information that is relevant to the operation of the vehicle. It may contain sensitive cargo information. Data should be correct as it relates to CVO, however there is generally another mechanism to double-check this data, which is why it is MODERATE and not HIGH. Flow should be available as it relates to CVO, however there is generally another mechanism through which this data might be received, which is why it is MODERATE and not HIGH.
Commercial Vehicle OBE Fleet and Freight Management Center driver log High High Moderate
Driver log contains PII, personal identification and work conditions and by definition, log of hours worked. This is personal and competitive with regulatory use. It should be available only to the intended recipient. Driver log data is covered under commercial regulatory schemes in most jurisdictions. Forgery of driver log data would have significant competitive implications, not to mention being a regulatory violation. There are alternative mechanisms for exchanging the driver log, though all have a negative impact on the driver's time, which is why MODERATE and not LOW.
Commercial Vehicle OBE Fleet and Freight Management Center driver to fleet request High Moderate Moderate
Contains trip and payment details that if disclosed would compromise the driver, load and carrier. Payment details need to be correct or the vehicle may be delayed. Likely limited in scope to individual vehicles that suffer corrupted messages. If this flow is not available the commercial vehicle in question will be delayed and/or misrouted, which will inconvenience that vehicle, costing time and money.
Commercial Vehicle OBE Fleet and Freight Management Center freight equipment information Moderate Moderate Moderate
Will include proprietary and/or competitive information that should be disclosed only when necessary and to those with a need for the information. Information must be accurate in order to be properly acted upon in support of screening or commercial vehicle safety processes. Information must be timely in order to be properly acted upon in support of screening or commercial vehicle safety processes, though some of the information contained has alternative delivery mechanisms.
Commercial Vehicle OBE Fleet and Freight Management Center on-board vehicle data Moderate Moderate Moderate
Contains identifiers, location and other data related to freight systems. Interception of this information would compromise the owner and/or operator of the commercial vehicle. Sensitivity of data will vary depending on what is being requested and what the commercial vehicle is carrying. In the most extreme case this could be data describing the condition of a hazardous material, which should be correct and timely to avoid the FFMC erroneously taking emergency-related actions. Sensitivity of data will vary depending on what is being requested and what the commercial vehicle is carrying. In the most extreme case this could be data describing the condition of a hazardous material, which should be correct and timely to avoid the FFMC erroneously taking emergency-related actions.
Commercial Vehicle OBE Intermodal Customer System freight delivery status Moderate Moderate Moderate
Contains company information including load delivery specifics. While possibly not competitive, could be considered 'need-to-know', as anyone not providing transport services could have minimal legitimate use for this information. Possible abuses could leverage arrival and delivery information or transport operator locations. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact.
Commercial Vehicle OBE Intermodal Terminal commercial vehicle identities Moderate Moderate Moderate
Includes vehicle and or driver PII, which should be disclosed only to the intended recipient or the driver/vehicle may be inappropriately tracked or monitored. Data should be timely and correct to support application needs, but not catastrophic if it is temporarily wrong or unavailable. Data should be timely and correct to support application needs, but not catastrophic if it is temporarily wrong or unavailable.
Commercial Vehicle OBE Intermodal Terminal container transfer location request Moderate Moderate Moderate
Possibly competetive information. Definitely has value, and if availble to actors with competing interests to the actors legitimately involved with the container, information as to where the container is and is projected to be at different times could be abused to the actor's advantage.For high value containers, this may be HIGH. Possibly competetive, and also with legal and criminal implications. Container ID needs to be correct to deter fraudlence, smuggling and related activities.For high value containers, this may be HIGH. There should be other means to identify the container, but without this flow accurate tracking becomes more difficult. For high value containers, this may be HIGH.
Fleet and Freight Management Center Commercial Vehicle OBE container transport assignment High High Moderate
Contains company information including load delivery specifics. Definitely competitive, could be considered 'need-to-know', as anyone not providing transport services could have minimal legitimate use for this information. Possible abuses could leverage arrival and delivery information or transport operator locations. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact.
Fleet and Freight Management Center Commercial Vehicle OBE fleet to driver update High Moderate Moderate
Contains PII, routing instructions and tasking, predictive of vehicle future, all of which if compromised would provide leverage over vehicle, driver and owner. Contains a lot of information dedicated to the individual vehicle, any of which if incorrect or corrupted would negatively affect the vehicle and driver. There is a great deal of informatino in this flow that would be challenging to assemble through other sources. A delay in receiving this information would negatively affect the vehicle and driver.
Fleet and Freight Management Center Fleet-Freight Manager fleet status Moderate High High
Commercial Vehicle Operations human interfaces should not be casually viewable for competitive and physical security reasons. Backoffice operations flows should generally be correct and available as these are the primary interface between operators and system. Backoffice operations flows should generally be correct and available as these are the primary interface between operators and system.
Fleet and Freight Management Center Freight Distribution and Logistics Center available truck capacity Moderate Moderate Moderate
Business sensitive data that if modified, corrupted or disclosed would compromise the carrier whose information was so affected. Business sensitive data that if modified, corrupted or disclosed would compromise the carrier whose information was so affected. If this flow is not consistent then business opportunities may be lost for the carriers that provide this information. Depending on the level of business, volume and pricing, this may be MODERATE or LOW.
Fleet and Freight Management Center Freight Distribution and Logistics Center booking status Moderate Moderate Moderate
Business and personal information included, which if disclosed would compromise the carrier whose information was affected, providing leverage over them to the 3rd party that acquired the information. If this information is incorrect or corrupted freight trips may be delayed, which will cost time and money. If this information is unavailable freight trips may be delayed, which will cost time and money.
Fleet and Freight Management Center Freight Distribution and Logistics Center freight transportation status Moderate Moderate Moderate
Contains company information including load delivery specifics. While possibly not competitive, could be considered 'need-to-know', as anyone not providing transport services could have minimal legitimate use for this information. Possible abuses could leverage arrival and delivery information or transport operator locations. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact.
Fleet and Freight Management Center Freight Distribution and Logistics Center load appointment status Moderate Moderate Moderate
Contains company information including load delivery specifics. While possibly not competitive, could be considered 'need-to-know', as anyone not providing transport services could have minimal legitimate use for this information. Possible abuses could leverage arrival and delivery information or transport operator locations. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact.
Fleet and Freight Management Center Freight Equipment freight monitoring parameters Moderate Moderate Low
Could contain information indicating the type of cargo, so should be protected from observation that would betray sensitive cargo contents. Should be correct to ensure accurate and consistent monitoring. Probably will not need to be changed often.
Fleet and Freight Management Center Intermodal Customer System available truck capacity Moderate Moderate Moderate
Business sensitive data that if modified, corrupted or disclosed would compromise the carrier whose information was so affected. Business sensitive data that if modified, corrupted or disclosed would compromise the carrier whose information was so affected. If this flow is not consistent then business opportunities may be lost for the carriers that provide this information. Depending on the level of business, volume and pricing, this may be MODERATE or LOW.
Fleet and Freight Management Center Intermodal Customer System booking status Moderate Moderate Moderate
Business and personal information included, which if disclosed would compromise the carrier whose information was affected, providing leverage over them to the 3rd party that acquired the information. If this information is incorrect or corrupted freight trips may be delayed, which will cost time and money. If this information is unavailable freight trips may be delayed, which will cost time and money.
Fleet and Freight Management Center Intermodal Customer System freight transportation status Moderate Moderate Moderate
Contains company information including load delivery specifics. While possibly not competitive, could be considered 'need-to-know', as anyone not providing transport services could have minimal legitimate use for this information. Possible abuses could leverage arrival and delivery information or transport operator locations. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact.
Fleet and Freight Management Center Intermodal Terminal booking status Moderate Moderate Moderate
Business and personal information included, which if disclosed would compromise the carrier whose information was affected, providing leverage over them to the 3rd party that acquired the information. If this information is incorrect or corrupted freight trips may be delayed, which will cost time and money. If this information is unavailable freight trips may be delayed, which will cost time and money.
Fleet and Freight Management Center Intermodal Terminal container delivery request Moderate Moderate Moderate
Container status information may be competitive but certainly is trackable data, and needs to be obfuscated to avoid such tracking or business-related espionage. Container status information should be correct in real-time, or pickup, delivery and related activities will be confused and slowed, creating supply chain issues and mobility problems. Container status information should be correct in real-time, or pickup, delivery and related activities will be confused and slowed, creating supply chain issues and mobility problems.
Fleet and Freight Management Center Intermodal Terminal container pickup confirmation Moderate Moderate Moderate
Container status information may be competitive but certainly is trackable data, and needs to be obfuscated to avoid such tracking or business-related espionage. Container status information should be correct in real-time, or pickup, delivery and related activities will be confused and slowed, creating supply chain issues and mobility problems. Container status information should be correct in real-time, or pickup, delivery and related activities will be confused and slowed, creating supply chain issues and mobility problems.
Fleet and Freight Management Center Intermodal Terminal freight transportation status Moderate Moderate Moderate
Contains company information including load delivery specifics. While possibly not competitive, could be considered 'need-to-know', as anyone not providing transport services could have minimal legitimate use for this information. Possible abuses could leverage arrival and delivery information or transport operator locations. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact.
Fleet and Freight Management Center Intermodal Terminal terminal reservation request Moderate Moderate Moderate
Freight status information may be competitive but certainly is trackable data, and needs to be obfuscated to avoid such tracking or business-related espionage. Freight status information should be correct in real-time, or pickup, delivery and related activities will be confused and slowed, creating supply chain issues and mobility problems. Freight status information should be correct in real-time, or pickup, delivery and related activities will be confused and slowed, creating supply chain issues and mobility problems.
Fleet-Freight Manager Fleet and Freight Management Center fleet manager inquiry Moderate High High
Commercial Vehicle Operations human interfaces should not be casually viewable for competitive and physical security reasons. Data needs to be correct and available as it relates to CVO. Data needs to be correct and available as it relates to CVO.
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Fleet and Freight Management Center load matching info Moderate Moderate Moderate
Contains company information including load delivery specifics. While possibly not competitive, could be considered 'need-to-know', as anyone not providing transport services could have minimal legitimate use for this information. Possible abuses could leverage arrival and delivery information or transport operator locations. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact.
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Intermodal Customer System booking status Moderate Moderate Moderate
Business and personal information included, which if disclosed would compromise the carrier whose information was affected, providing leverage over them to the 3rd party that acquired the information. If this information is incorrect or corrupted freight trips may be delayed, which will cost time and money. If this information is unavailable freight trips may be delayed, which will cost time and money.
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Intermodal Terminal container availability request Moderate Moderate Moderate
Container status information may be competitive but certainly is trackable data, and needs to be obfuscated to avoid such tracking or business-related espionage. Container status information should be correct in real-time, or pickup, delivery and related activities will be confused and slowed, creating supply chain issues and mobility problems. Container status information should be correct in real-time, or pickup, delivery and related activities will be confused and slowed, creating supply chain issues and mobility problems.
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Intermodal Terminal freight transportation status Moderate Moderate Moderate
Contains company information including load delivery specifics. While possibly not competitive, could be considered 'need-to-know', as anyone not providing transport services could have minimal legitimate use for this information. Possible abuses could leverage arrival and delivery information or transport operator locations. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact.
Freight Distribution and Logistics Center Other Freight Distribution and Logistics Centers load matching systems coordination Moderate Moderate Moderate
Load matching information between centers should not be competitive, but is need-to-know. An unauthorized third party that learned the information in this flow might gain an understanding of operations they should not have, providing a competitive or informational advantage. If corrupted, this could lead to confusion in load matching, reducing performance of CVO and drayage operations in particular. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact.
Freight Equipment Commercial Vehicle OBE freight equipment information Moderate Moderate Moderate
Cargo status information, though internal to the vehicle, should probably be protected as part of a sound defense-in-depth strategy against malicious hacking. Freight Vehicle to CV OBE is considered on-board when the vehicle and freight are mated, so the same logic holds. Cargo status information, though internal to the vehicle, should probably be protected as part of a sound defense-in-depth strategy against malicious hacking. Freight Vehicle to CV OBE is considered on-board when the vehicle and freight are mated, so the same logic holds. On-board data exchanges, should be at least MODERATE so that on-board systems can fulfill their functions. Freight Vehicle to CV OBE is considered on-board when the vehicle and freight are mated, so the same logic holds.
Freight Equipment Fleet and Freight Management Center freight equipment information Moderate Moderate Moderate
Will include proprietary and/or competitive information that should be disclosed only when necessary and to those with a need for the information. Information must be accurate in order to be properly acted upon in support of screening or commercial vehicle safety processes. Information must be timely in order to be properly acted upon in support of screening or commercial vehicle safety processes, though some of the information contained has alternative delivery mechanisms.
Freight Equipment Intermodal Terminal container identification Moderate Moderate Moderate
Possibly competetive information. Definitely has value, and if availble to actors with competing interests to the actors legitimately involved with the container, information as to where the container is and is projected to be at different times could be abused to the actor's advantage.For high value containers, this may be HIGH. Possibly competetive, and also with legal and criminal implications. Container ID needs to be correct to deter fraudlence, smuggling and related activities.For high value containers, this may be HIGH. There should be other means to identify the container, but without this flow accurate tracking becomes more difficult. For high value containers, this may be HIGH.
Freight Equipment Intermodal Terminal container location Moderate Moderate Moderate
Possibly competetive information. Definitely has value, and if availble to actors with competing interests to the actors legitimately involved with the container, information as to where the container is and is projected to be at different times could be abused to the actor's advantage.For high value containers, this may be HIGH. Possibly competetive, and also with legal and criminal implications. Container ID needs to be correct to deter fraudlence, smuggling and related activities.For high value containers, this may be HIGH. There should be other means to identify the container, but without this flow accurate tracking becomes more difficult. For high value containers, this may be HIGH.
Intermodal Customer System Fleet and Freight Management Center available loads Moderate Moderate Moderate
Contains company information including load delivery specifics. While possibly not competitive, could be considered 'need-to-know', as anyone not providing transport services could have minimal legitimate use for this information. Possible abuses could leverage arrival and delivery information or transport operator locations. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact.
Intermodal Customer System Fleet and Freight Management Center freight transport booking Moderate Moderate Moderate
Contains company information including load delivery specifics. While possibly not competitive, could be considered 'need-to-know', as anyone not providing transport services could have minimal legitimate use for this information. Possible abuses could leverage arrival and delivery information or transport operator locations. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact.
Intermodal Customer System Fleet and Freight Management Center freight transportation status Moderate Moderate Moderate
Contains company information including load delivery specifics. While possibly not competitive, could be considered 'need-to-know', as anyone not providing transport services could have minimal legitimate use for this information. Possible abuses could leverage arrival and delivery information or transport operator locations. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact.
Intermodal Customer System Freight Distribution and Logistics Center available loads Moderate Moderate Moderate
Contains company information including load delivery specifics. While possibly not competitive, could be considered 'need-to-know', as anyone not providing transport services could have minimal legitimate use for this information. Possible abuses could leverage arrival and delivery information or transport operator locations. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact.
Intermodal Customer System Freight Distribution and Logistics Center freight transport booking Moderate Moderate Moderate
Contains company information including load delivery specifics. While possibly not competitive, could be considered 'need-to-know', as anyone not providing transport services could have minimal legitimate use for this information. Possible abuses could leverage arrival and delivery information or transport operator locations. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact.
Intermodal Terminal Commercial Vehicle OBE container transfer location Moderate Moderate Moderate
Possibly competetive information. Definitely has value, and if availble to actors with competing interests to the actors legitimately involved with the container, information as to where the container is and is projected to be at different times could be abused to the actor's advantage.For high value containers, this may be HIGH. Possibly competetive, and also with legal and criminal implications. Container ID needs to be correct to deter fraudlence, smuggling and related activities.For high value containers, this may be HIGH. There should be other means to identify the container, but without this flow accurate tracking becomes more difficult. For high value containers, this may be HIGH.
Intermodal Terminal Fleet and Freight Management Center container delivery confirmation Moderate Moderate Moderate
Container status information may be competitive but certainly is trackable data, and needs to be obfuscated to avoid such tracking or business-related espionage. Container status information should be correct in real-time, or pickup, delivery and related activities will be confused and slowed, creating supply chain issues and mobility problems. Container status information should be correct in real-time, or pickup, delivery and related activities will be confused and slowed, creating supply chain issues and mobility problems.
Intermodal Terminal Fleet and Freight Management Center container pickup request Moderate Moderate Moderate
Container status information may be competitive but certainly is trackable data, and needs to be obfuscated to avoid such tracking or business-related espionage. Container status information should be correct in real-time, or pickup, delivery and related activities will be confused and slowed, creating supply chain issues and mobility problems. Container status information should be correct in real-time, or pickup, delivery and related activities will be confused and slowed, creating supply chain issues and mobility problems.
Intermodal Terminal Fleet and Freight Management Center freight transportation status Moderate Moderate Moderate
Contains company information including load delivery specifics. While possibly not competitive, could be considered 'need-to-know', as anyone not providing transport services could have minimal legitimate use for this information. Possible abuses could leverage arrival and delivery information or transport operator locations. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact.
Intermodal Terminal Fleet and Freight Management Center intermodal terminal status Low Moderate Moderate
Information describing congestion at the terminal could be directly observed, and is also distributed via a TIC, and so observation of this flow is unlikely to have any serious effect. The volume of data implies a HIGH rating, however it is not clear that the consequences of incorrect information are catastrophic, but are probably less severe. Thus MODERATE is chosen. End-to-end tracking data needs to be available for management purposes, but probably can go down from time to time without significant impact.
Intermodal Terminal Fleet and Freight Management Center terminal reservation Moderate Moderate Moderate
Freight status information may be competitive but certainly is trackable data, and needs to be obfuscated to avoid such tracking or business-related espionage. Freight status information should be correct in real-time, or pickup, delivery and related activities will be confused and slowed, creating supply chain issues and mobility problems. Freight status information should be correct in real-time, or pickup, delivery and related activities will be confused and slowed, creating supply chain issues and mobility problems.
Intermodal Terminal Freight Distribution and Logistics Center container availability status Moderate Moderate Moderate
Container status information may be competitive but certainly is trackable data, and needs to be obfuscated to avoid such tracking or business-related espionage. Container status information should be correct in real-time, or pickup, delivery and related activities will be confused and slowed, creating supply chain issues and mobility problems. Container status information should be correct in real-time, or pickup, delivery and related activities will be confused and slowed, creating supply chain issues and mobility problems.
Intermodal Terminal Freight Distribution and Logistics Center intermodal terminal status Low Moderate Moderate
Information describing congestion at the terminal could be directly observed, and is also distributed via a TIC, and so observation of this flow is unlikely to have any serious effect. The volume of data implies a HIGH rating, however it is not clear that the consequences of incorrect information are catastrophic, but are probably less severe. Thus MODERATE is chosen. End-to-end tracking data needs to be available for management purposes, but probably can go down from time to time without significant impact.
Intermodal Terminal Freight Equipment container identification request Low Moderate Low
Probably no need to obfuscate the request, though if any unique or proprietary information is requested this could change to MODERATE. If the request gets ignored or incorrectly perceived the related application will not work optimally. There should be other ways to get this data. In an intermodal terminal dependent on this information flow with less use of other mechanisms, this may increase to MODERATE.
Other Freight Distribution and Logistics Centers Freight Distribution and Logistics Center load matching systems coordination Moderate Moderate Moderate
Load matching information between centers should not be competitive, but is need-to-know. An unauthorized third party that learned the information in this flow might gain an understanding of operations they should not have, providing a competitive or informational advantage. If corrupted, this could lead to confusion in load matching, reducing performance of CVO and drayage operations in particular. CVO decisions including job acceptance, routing and work planning are impacted by the quality of this data, so incorrect, unavailable or fraudulent data could have a significant financial impact.

Standards

Currently, there are no standards associated with the physical objects in this service package. For standards related to interfaces, see the specific information flow triple pages.





System Requirements

System Requirement Need
001 The system shall receive request from shippers for the available loads to be shipped from intermodal customer locations in the region. 03 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to interface with intermodal terminal, fleet and freight management and other freight dispatch systems to provide a seamless integration of freight movement.
002 The system shall request and receive customized traveler information for freight users to include truck routes, permit information, truck stops, inspection stations, steep grades, high-profile vehicle advisories, etc. Information provided includes freight-related road and weather conditions, parking information, and route plans. 01 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to track and dispatch drayage operations in order to optimize movement of freight operations.
02 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to support load matching for empty containers and chassis in order to maximize congestion avoidance, air quality, and efficiency benefits.
003 The system shall provide status of the freight transport booking including the identities of the Commercial Vehicle and driver who will pick-up the freight or a request for more information from the originator. 03 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to interface with intermodal terminal, fleet and freight management and other freight dispatch systems to provide a seamless integration of freight movement.
004 The system shall coordinate intermodal load-matching information including availability of a container, container capacity, available truck , equipment, for use in load matching between peer systems. 03 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to interface with intermodal terminal, fleet and freight management and other freight dispatch systems to provide a seamless integration of freight movement.
005 The system shall confirm the arrival and transfer of control of a container at the intermodal terminal. 01 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to track and dispatch drayage operations in order to optimize movement of freight operations.
006 The system shall request permission to deliver a container to an intermodal facility. 01 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to track and dispatch drayage operations in order to optimize movement of freight operations.
007 The system shall maintain an interface with intermodal terminal facilities to exchange shipment information, terminal status, and freight bookings. 03 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to interface with intermodal terminal, fleet and freight management and other freight dispatch systems to provide a seamless integration of freight movement.
008 The system shall maintain an interface with other freight distribution and logistics centers to exchange shipment information, terminal status, and freight bookings. 03 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to interface with intermodal terminal, fleet and freight management and other freight dispatch systems to provide a seamless integration of freight movement.
009 The system shall exchange load matching information with fleet and freight management centers, including loads available for pickup, deliveries due, truck capacity, and appointment status. 02 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to support load matching for empty containers and chassis in order to maximize congestion avoidance, air quality, and efficiency benefits.
010 The system shall collect freight shipment status including cargo movement logs, routing information, cargo ID's, current operation, information on incidents associated with the cargo, and identification of delays/penalties. 01 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to track and dispatch drayage operations in order to optimize movement of freight operations.
011 The system shall coordinate intermodal load-matching information including availability of a container, container capacity, available truck, equipment, for use in load matching between peer systems. 03 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to interface with intermodal terminal, fleet and freight management and other freight dispatch systems to provide a seamless integration of freight movement.
012 The system shall collect data from the commercial vehicles carrying freight or from the freight equipment itself. Data includes container, trailer, or chassis information regarding identity, type, location, brake wear data, mileage, seal number/type, door open/close status, chassis bare/covered status, tethered/untethered status, bill of lading, and sensor status. 01 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to track and dispatch drayage operations in order to optimize movement of freight operations.
013 The system shall provide the interface with intermodal freight shippers to setup transportation for freight equipment. Inputs to this include information about the shipper, consignee, commodities, pick-up and drop-off locations for freight equipment. Outputs include information about the driver and commercial vehicle that will be transporting the freight. 03 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to interface with intermodal terminal, fleet and freight management and other freight dispatch systems to provide a seamless integration of freight movement.
014 The system shall coordinate the shipment of cargo using freight equipment with intermodal freight depots. Information to be coordinated includes information regarding a freight transportation booking and the assigned driver and vehicle scheduled to transport the freight along with cargo movement logs, routing information, and cargo ID. 03 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to interface with intermodal terminal, fleet and freight management and other freight dispatch systems to provide a seamless integration of freight movement.
015 The system shall track the progress of freight equipment as it moves from source to destination based on inputs from the commercial vehicles, the freight equipment, intermodal freight depots, shippers, and commercial vehicle administration centers that provide border clearance status information. 02 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to support load matching for empty containers and chassis in order to maximize congestion avoidance, air quality, and efficiency benefits.
016 The system shall collect diagnostic information from freight equipment to schedule preventative and corrective maintenance. 02 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to support load matching for empty containers and chassis in order to maximize congestion avoidance, air quality, and efficiency benefits.
017 The system shall collect freight equipment location and status of the freight, container, or chassis equipment. 03 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to interface with intermodal terminal, fleet and freight management and other freight dispatch systems to provide a seamless integration of freight movement.
018 The system shall provide permission for a drayage operator to deliver a container, either to the fleet management center or to the equipped commercial vehicle through the roadside equipment. 01 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to track and dispatch drayage operations in order to optimize movement of freight operations.
019 The system shall provide permission for a drayage operator to pickup a container, either to the fleet management center or to the equipped commercial vehicle through the roadside equipment. 01 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to track and dispatch drayage operations in order to optimize movement of freight operations.
020 The system shall coordinate container delivery and pick up logistics including time, reservation, and truck availability, with fleet and freight management. 03 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to interface with intermodal terminal, fleet and freight management and other freight dispatch systems to provide a seamless integration of freight movement.
021 The system shall provide container identification that can be used to associate the container with a manifest and other important data. 03 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to interface with intermodal terminal, fleet and freight management and other freight dispatch systems to provide a seamless integration of freight movement.
022 The system shall provide container availability status to a freight distribution and logistics center. 02 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to support load matching for empty containers and chassis in order to maximize congestion avoidance, air quality, and efficiency benefits.
023 The system shall manage reservation requests for delivery and pickup times with a fleet and freight management center. 01 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to track and dispatch drayage operations in order to optimize movement of freight operations.
024 The system shall compute the location of a container within an intermodal facility when a container is to be picked up or delivered to, and forward it to the roadside check facility. 01 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to track and dispatch drayage operations in order to optimize movement of freight operations.
025 The system shall forward information concerning the freight equipment on to fleet and freight management center. 01 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to track and dispatch drayage operations in order to optimize movement of freight operations.
026 The system shall request routing, payment and enrollment information from the motor carrier on behalf of the commercial vehicle operator. 01 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to track and dispatch drayage operations in order to optimize movement of freight operations.
027 The system shall forward driver daily log showing hours in service for the current driver to fleet and freight management center. 01 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to track and dispatch drayage operations in order to optimize movement of freight operations.
028 The system shall forward vehicle data to fleet and freight management center. 01 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to track and dispatch drayage operations in order to optimize movement of freight operations.
029 The system shall monitor the status of the vehicle, including any freight equipment in order to determine the availability for load matching. 02 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to support load matching for empty containers and chassis in order to maximize congestion avoidance, air quality, and efficiency benefits.
030 The system shall maintain an interface to the driver to support dispatching and responses to commands. 02 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to support load matching for empty containers and chassis in order to maximize congestion avoidance, air quality, and efficiency benefits.
031 The system shall determine its location and status including container location and empty/full status. 01 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to track and dispatch drayage operations in order to optimize movement of freight operations.
032 The system shall provide the container identification and location upon request as it approaches a terminal facility. 01 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to track and dispatch drayage operations in order to optimize movement of freight operations.
033 The system shall provide freight equipment location and status of the freight, container, or chassis equipment. 01 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to track and dispatch drayage operations in order to optimize movement of freight operations.
034 The system shall determine when a container is empty and ready for pickup to support load matching services. 02 Freight Distribution and Logistics Providers need to support load matching for empty containers and chassis in order to maximize congestion avoidance, air quality, and efficiency benefits.