PMV OKs pilot tests before full-scale truck tracking rule
VANCOUVER — Port Metro Vancouver (PMV) has accepted an industry recommendation to use of onboard tracking systems at the Port before it considers imposing wholesale requirements on all tractors in its Truck Licensing System (TLS).
A nine-month pilot project, scheduled for April 2011, was requested by the B.C. Trucking Association.
Before BCTA intervened, the port was ready to go live with its plan to require all trucks be equipped with an onboard unit tracking device, including RFID “smart tag” technology, a GPS and dashboard communication, by April 11, 2011.
PMV will invite volunteers from among those currently licensed in the TLS, who will participate in the testing phase at no cost, says BCTA.
The association says that results from the pilot will determine the framework for rolling out tracking system requirements for the remaining TLS licensed trucks and hopefully provide a "sustainable business model" for traffic managers.
The port will provide an update on the pilot project in February 2011.
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