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... a) Increases in commercial truck/bus traffic __ b)
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... _____________________________ 12. Does your jurisdiction have a Commercial Vehicle Information Exchange Window (CVIEW)
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... _____________________________ 21. Are the enforcement strategies that are in place in your Jurisdiction an effective deterrent to operating a commercial vehicle illegally?
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... How can these be overcome? ALTERNATIVE TRUCK AND BUS INSPECTION STRATEGIES QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS Results from the "Alternative Truck and Bus Inspection Strategies" Questionnaire Question Percent 1)
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... 12.5% 8) If you are screening commercial vehicles electronically, what technology are you using to support these screening activities (please select all that apply)
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... 0.0% 12) Does your jurisdiction have a Commercial Vehicle Information Exchange Window (CVIEW)
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... 0.0% Results from the "Alternative Truck and Bus Inspection Strategies" Questionnaire (continued) Question Percent d Only responses marked with a 1 have been counted.
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... When there is a safety critical violation Results from the "Alternative Truck and Bus Inspection Strategies" Questionnaire (continued) Question Percent
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... If only a safety critical subset of information could be transmitted to the inspection site (due to limitations of the wireless communications media and the speed of the vehicle) , please select the top three items that should be included in this "safety critical" message (select all that apply)
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... __Air Leaks __Brake Stroke __Thickness of lining __ABS functionality 19. Regarding the condition of the brakes, please select what single piece of information should be transmitted wirelessly to the inspector __ABS status __Brake stroke in/out of spec __Brake lining thickness __Air leak rate __Overall fault/no fault
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... 21. If given one of the three options described below, which would you deem more helpful in improving the overall screening, inspection process, and safety of commercial vehicles: Option 1: Implement a screening procedure whereby vehicle, carrier, and driver identifier information could be downloaded wirelessly for each vehicle (well in advance of the weigh/inspection station)
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... If only a safety critical subset of information could be transmitted to the inspection site (due to limitations of the wireless communications media and the speed of the vehicle) , please select the top three items that should be included in this "safety critical" message (select all that apply)
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... Other proprietary system not available to the public 64.7% 14) Regarding driver HOS violations, what would be sufficient to transmit to the inspection station?
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... 23⁄8 inches or greater 0.0% 21) If given one of the three options described below, which would you deem more helpful in improving the overall screening, inspection process, and safety of commercial vehicles: Option 1: Implement a screening procedure whereby vehicle, carrier, and driver identifier information could be downloaded wirelessly for each vehicle (well in advance of the weigh/inspection station)
From page 36...
... Option 2: Introduce vehicle sensors that wirelessly transmit vehicle data, such as brake wear, tire pressure, total weight, etc., to the inspection station or the mobile crew. This data could be used to eliminate portions of the vehicle inspection, reduce the amount of time spent inspecting each truck, and assist in identifying which truck to inspect.


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