Commercial Vehicles - Commercial Vehicle Subsystem Functionality
Subsystem Description
This subsystem resides in a commercial vehicle and provides the sensory, processing, storage, and communications functions necessary to support safe and efficient commercial vehicle operations. The Commercial Vehicle Subsystem provides two-way communications between the commercial vehicle drivers, their fleet managers, attached freight equipment, and roadside officials, and provides HAZMAT response teams with timely and accurate cargo contents information after a vehicle incident. This subsystem provides the capability to collect and process vehicle, cargo information from the attached freight equipment, and driver safety data and status and alert the driver whenever there is a potential safety or security problem. Basic identification, security and safety status data are supplied to inspection facilities at mainline speeds. In addition, the subsystem will automatically collect and record mileage, fuel usage, and border crossings.
Functional Area: On-board Cargo Monitoring
On-board systems monitoring the location and status of the commercial vehicle and its cargo. Sends the data on to appropriate centers and roadside facilities, including emergency management in the case of HAZMAT incidents.
| ID | Requirement | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The commercial vehicle shall compute the location of the commercial vehicle and its freight equipment. | Planned |
| 2 | The commercial vehicle shall monitor on-board systems and record measures such as weight, vehicle security status, vehicle safety status, vehicle identity, driver status, driver safety status, distance traveled, and brake condition. | Planned |
| 3 | The commercial vehicle shall monitor information concerning the freight equipment including cargo type, HAZMAT designation (if any) for the cargo, cargo weight, the type of container in which the cargo is held, safety condition of the cargo, etc. | Planned |
| 4 | The commercial vehicle shall forward information concerning the freight equipment on to its fleet and freight management center as well as the roadside check facility. | Planned |
| 5 | The commercial vehicle shall send notification of a hazmat spill to appropriate emergency management center in case of an incident including the information from cargo sensors, vehicle location, and the carrier identification. | Planned |