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1. Report No.

2. Government Accession No.

3. Recipient's Catalog No.

4. Title and Subtitle

Measuring Cross-Border Travel Times for Freight: Otay Mesa International Border Crossing
Final Report

5. Report Date

September 2010

6. Performing Organization Code

7. Author(s)

Paul Belella (Delcan), Sumala Tirumalachetty (Delcan), Justin DiStefano (Delcan), Tau Hou (Delcan)

8. Performing Organization Report No.

9. Performing Organization Name and Address

Delcan Corporation
8618 Westwood Center Drive, Vienna, VA 22182
(in cooperation with Science Applications International Corporation)

10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)

11. Contract or Grant No.

DTFH61-06-D-00005

12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address

United States Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Freight Management and Operations
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20590

13. Type of Report and Period Covered

Final Report, 10/2008 – 5/2010

14. Sponsoring Agency Code

15. Supplementary Notes

This program was administered through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The FHWA Program Manager is Ms. Crystal Jones.

16. Abstract

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sought to examine the use of technology to support the automated collection of border crossing travel time data at the Otay Mesa international port of entry (POE), with the intent of gaining an understanding of the degree to which it might be usable for improving operations and planning at border crossings throughout the US. The study involved the deployment and use of Global Positioning System (GPS) devices to capture the movements of a sample of trucks passing through the Otay Mesa POE. The Otay Mesa POE is a truck-only crossing located between the US and Mexico south of San Diego, CA. The study examined the viability of the GPS technology approach, and resulted in the capture of historical travel time data over the period of one year.

17. Key Words

International Border, Travel Time, Freight, Technology, Global Positioning System, Research

18. Distribution Statement

No restrictions.

19. Security Classification (of this report)

Unclassified

20. Security Classification (of this page)

Unclassified

21. No of Pages

91

22. Price

N/A