Electronic Bypass Stations - Commercial Vehicle Check Functionality
Subsystem Description
The Commercial Vehicle Check Subsystem (CVCS) supports automated vehicle identification at mainline speeds for credential checking, roadside safety inspections, and weigh-in-motion using two-way data exchange. These capabilities include providing warnings to the commercial vehicle drivers, their fleet managers, and proper authorities of any safety problems that have been identified, accessing and examining historical safety data, and automatically deciding whether to allow the vehicle to pass or require it to stop with operator manual override. The Commercial Vehicle Check Subsystem also provides supplemental inspection services to current capabilities by supporting expedited brake inspections, the use of operator hand-held devices, mobile screening sites, on-board safety database access, and the enrollment of vehicles and carriers in the electronic clearance program.
Functional Area: Citation and Accident Electronic Recording
Roadside check facility equipment records results of roadside inspections and forwards information to the commercial vehicle administration center. Includes accident reports, violations, citations, and the daily site activity data.
| ID | Requirement | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The roadside check facility equipment shall record the results of roadside inspections carried using an inspector's hand held terminal interface. | Planned |
| 2 | The roadside check facility equipment shall provide an interface for an inspector to add comments to the inspection results. | Planned |
| 3 | The roadside check facility equipment shall forward results of the roadside inspections to the commercial vehicle administration center either as needed or on a periodic basis. These reports include accident reports, violation notifications, citations, and daily site activity logs. | Planned |
Functional Area: International Border Crossing
Roadside check facility equipment to check compliance with import/export and immigration regulations to allow release of cargo, vehicle, and driver across an international border.
| ID | Requirement | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The roadside check facility equipment at a border crossing shall receive the border agency clearance results, transportation border clearance assessments, and trip declaration identifiers from the commercial vehicle administration center to be used to screen the incoming commercial vehicles. | Planned |
| 3 | The roadside check facility equipment at a border crossing shall request and input the tag data from approaching commercial vehicles to determine the identity of the vehicle along with its carrier, driver, and a trip identity. | Planned |
| 4 | The roadside check facility equipment at a border crossing shall request and input the border clearance data from approaching commercial vehicles to compare against the data received from the center concerning compliance with import/export and immigration regulations. | Planned |
| 5 | The roadside check facility equipment at a border crossing shall request and input the electronic cargo lock data from approaching commercial vehicles to compare against the data received from the center. | Planned |
| 6 | The roadside check facility equipment at a border crossing shall send clearance event data regarding action taken at border to the commercial vehicle administration center and to the commercial vehicle. This may include a date/time stamped acceptance or override of system decisions whether to allow release of the vehicle and its cargo. | Planned |
Functional Area: Roadside Electronic Screening
Roadside check facility equipment to communicate with commercial vehicles at mainline speeds - reading tag data, identification, weight and vehicle characteristics, and credential checking. Determines whether a pull-in message should be generated, allowing for inspectors to override.
| ID | Requirement | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The roadside check facility equipment shall detect the presence of commercial vehicles and freight equipment approaching a facility. Sensors can differentiate between different types of vehicles and determine the number of axles, gross vehicle weight, and the identification of the vehicle and its cargo. | Planned |
| 2 | The roadside check facility equipment shall receive the credential and credentials status information (e.g. snapshots) from the commercial vehicle administration center to maintain an up to date list of which vehicles have been cleared (enrolled) to potentially pass through without stopping. | Planned |
| 3 | The roadside check facility equipment shall receive commercial vehicle violation records and carriers, vehicles, and drivers of interest from appropriate law enforcement agencies. | Planned |
| 4 | The roadside check facility equipment shall provide an interface to inspectors in the field to allow them to monitor and if necessary override the pull-in decisions made by the system. | Planned |
| 5 | The roadside check facility equipment shall request and input electronic screening data from the commercial vehicle's electronic tag data. | Planned |
| 7 | The roadside check facility equipment shall send a pass/pull-in notification to the commercial vehicle and its driver based on the information received from the vehicle, the administration center, enforcement agencies, and the inspector. The message may be sent to the on-board equipment in the commercial vehicle or transmitted to the driver using equipment such as dynamic message signs, red-green lights, flashing signs, etc. | Planned |
| 10 | The roadside check facility equipment shall send a record of daily activities at the facility including summaries of screening events and inspections to the commercial vehicle administration center. | Planned |
Functional Area: Roadside HAZMAT Detection
Roadside check facility equipment to detect and identify commercial vehicles carrying hazardous materials. Compare data with registered credentials and determines whether a pull-in message should be generated - notify emergency management if a problem occurs.
| ID | Requirement | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The roadside check facility equipment shall detect the presence of commercial vehicles and freight equipment approaching a facility. Sensors can differentiate between different types of vehicles and determine the number of axles, gross vehicle weight, presence of security sensitive hazardous materials, and the identification of the vehicle and its cargo. | Planned |
| 2 | The roadside check facility equipment shall detect the presence of security sensitive substance, e.g. detection of radiation or ammonia compounds, carried on-board commercial vehicles and freight equipment approaching a facility. This data is acquired by roadside sensors from the freight equipment electronically, optically, or manually. | Planned |
| 3 | The roadside check facility equipment shall receive the credential information (e.g. snapshots) from the commercial vehicle administration center to maintain an up to date list of which vehicles with hazardous materials shipments have been cleared (enrolled). | Planned |
| 4 | The roadside check facility equipment shall send a pass/pull-in notification to the commercial vehicle and its driver based on the hazmat information received from the vehicle, the freight equipment, or the administration center. The message may be sent to the on-board equipment in the commercial vehicle or transmitted to the driver using equipment such as dynamic message signs, red-green lights, flashing signs, etc. | Planned |
| 5 | The roadside check facility equipment shall raise and forward an alarm to the appropriate emergency management center if the hazmat-carrying commercial vehicle does not stop, or in the case of a positive identification of an unpermitted security sensitive hazmat cargo, to coordinate a traffic stop or some other action with respect to the offending commercial vehicle. The alarm will include information concerning the security sensitive hazmat detected at the roadside including the location, appropriate identifiers, route deviation, or assignment mismatches between the driver, commercial vehicle, or the freight equipment. | Planned |