Freight Advanced Traveler Information System (FRATIS) impact assessment.

2016PDFTech ReportFHWA-JPO-16-225DTFH61-11-D-00017, Task Order 12001Freight transportationAdvanced traveler information systemsIntelligent transportation systemsRoutingDrayageOptimizationReal time informationUnited StatesUnited States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program OfficeTroup, KennethMadi, MarwanCDM Group, Inc.United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Freight Management and OperationsIntelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office;Federal Highway AdministrationThis report is an independent assessment of three prototype Freight Advanced Traveler Information System (FRATIS) tests at Los Angeles,Dallas/Fort Worth, and South Florida. The FRATIS technologies deployed at one or two drayage companies in each test area included drayage truckfleet scheduling optimization, real-time information exchange with trading partners involving arrival, departure, and status information related to currentor pending container movements. Considered part of USDOT\u2019s Dynamic Mobility Applications Program, FRATIS prototype systems were testedduring 2014-2015. The report includes a series of findings and lessons learned to improve future prototype tests