ITS ePrimer Module 6: Freight, Intermodal, and Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO)

Overview

The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ePrimer consists of 14 modules that provide information about ITS technologies to both professionals and students. Its purpose is to inform them about how ITS is integrated into the planning, design, deployment, and operations of surface transportation systems.

This is the sixth in the series of 14 modules, containing information about the ITS technologies used to improve commercial highway vehicle operations and freight transportation.

Source Organization Location

Washington
,
DC

Operations Area of Practice

    Integrated ITS Deployment
    Communications
    Connected Vehicles
    Configuration Management
    Detection Systems
    Real Time Traveler Information
    ITS standards and specifications
    Systems engineering
    Transportation Management Centers (TMC / TOC)
    Decision Criteria for ITS Device Type and Location
    Automated vehicles
    Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL)
    ITS System architecture
    Commercial vehicle size and weight
    Intercity and Charter Buses
    Logistics
    Freight Management
    Freight Data / Analysis
    Curbside Management/Delivery
    Freight Infrastructure
    Freight Technology and Operations

Organizational Capability Element

    Technical Understanding

Content Type

Informational Product

Role in Organization

Public
Researcher/Academic
Maintenance Staff
Technician
Engineer
Operator
Public Safety Officer
Transit Professional

Publishing Organization

OST ITS JPO
Author
I. Michael Wolfe
Kenneth F. Troup
TOM Chapters
19.2
19.3
8.3
8.4
29.1
29.5
29.6
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