Evaluation of a Truck In-Cab Alert System

Transportation agencies have long communicated directly with truck drivers regarding weigh station compliance and parking availability, sometimes making use of applications provided by private third party partners. One of these applications has expanded capabilities that allow agencies to transmit safety alerts directly to drivers through the in-cab electronic logging device systems. In December 2022, Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) partnered with one of these providers, Drivewyze, to issue emergency weather-related information and congestion alerts directly to drivers. Alerts are transmitted over cellular networks to drivers’ smartphones running the Drivewyze app or electronic logging devices. VDOT can also receive kinematic data from the trucks covering the time of the alert until approximately 10 minutes after. This project will evaluate the Drivewyze system in Virginia over its first year, focusing on three research questions: what is the system scope and characteristics, what percentage of the truck fleet is equipped with the system, and how do drivers react to alerts based on global positioning system (GPS) traces?

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $111935
• Contract Numbers:

  124308

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Virginia Transportation Research Council

  530 Edgemont Road
  Charlottesville, VA  United States  22903
• Performing Organizations:

  Virginia Transportation Research Council

  530 Edgemont Road
  Charlottesville, VA  United States  22903
• Principal Investigators:

  Goodall, Noah

  Lan, Chien-Lun

• Start Date: 20230915
• Expected Completion Date: 20250228
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver support systems; Mobile applications; Trucks; Warning systems
• Geographic Terms: Virginia
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01892252
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Virginia Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 124308
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Sep 2 2023 10:25AM