1. Report No.

FMCSA-MCRRT-06-001

2. Government Accession No.

3. Recipient's Catalog No.

4. Title and Subtitle

Untethered Trailer Tracking and Control System, Operational Requirements

5. Report Date

August 2005

6. Performing Organization Code

7. Author(s)

Amy Houser (FMCSA), Jonathan McQueen (QUALCOMM), Derrick Vercoe (QUALCOMM)

8. Performing Organization Report No.

9. Performing Organization Name and Address

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Information Technology Integration Group
10250 Campus Point Drive, MS T2-B
San Diego, CA 92121

10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)

11. Contract or Grant No.

DTMC75-03-F-0049

12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address

Department of Transportation
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Office of Research and Analysis
400 Virginia Ave. S.W., Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20024

13. Type of Report and Period Covered

Final Report, August 2003–August 2005

14. Sponsoring Agency Code

FMCSA

15. Supplementary Notes

This program was administered through the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The FMCSA Program Manager is Ms. Amy Houser.

16. Abstract

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) funded this pilot test to (1) develop generic voluntary requirements for an untethered trailer tracking system using as a model QUALCOMM's proprietary T2 Untethered Trailer Tracking system that includes specific capabilities and (2) field test a system that meets these requirements.

This document outlines the requirements for this untethered trailer tracking system, provides a detailed break down of the individual technologies used, and outlines how, using a total of seventy five (75) trailers outfitted with QUALCOMM's T2 Untethered Trailer Tracking units and door and cargo sensors, these requirements could be met under three different operational scenarios (Truck load/Dry Van, High Value, Explosives/Hazmat) using field tests.

17. Key Words

Active Safety Systems, Commercial Motor Vehicles, Freight Security, National Test, Technology Evaluation. Tractor-Trailers, Untethered Trailer Tracking, Weapons of Mass Destruction

18. Distribution Statement

No restrictions

19. Security Classification (of this report)

Unclassified

20. Security Classification (of this page)

Unclassified

21. No of Pages

29

22. Price

N/A