The TPIMS Partnership hit a milestone on November 15 with the launch of Phase II. This phase is expected to last approximately two years. In 2017, each of the eight state transportation agencies will complete their final designs and begin to construct the truck parking system. Construction and testing will continue in 2018. Phase II [...]
Over the past three weeks, TPIMS project team members participated at major conferences in the Midwest. On September 23rd a presentation of the "TPIMS Journey" was delivered to an audience at the ITS Midwest 2016 Annual Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. Also, on October 4th, the "TPIMS Journey" presentation was delivered at the National Safety Rest [...]
The fourth and final workshop prior to the 30% design milestone took place in Leawood, Kansas on Sept. 19-20. At this workshop the MAASTO TPIMS Partnership reviewed technical design standards, RFIs and TIGER Grant requirements for moving forward. On the second day of the workshop, the Partnership reviewed the marketing plan for promoting awareness and [...]
Preliminary results from a MAASTO TPIMS-sponsored survey looking at truck parking issues in the Midwest have been released. The survey conducted by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) was made available electronically to all commercial truck drivers, independent operators, fleet managers, associated professionals and members of trucking organizations. The information collected will assist the project [...]
The deadline to submit a Request for Information (RFI) involving data sharing, parking availability detection technology and/or procurement and private industry participation was September 12th. Eleven national and international vendors responded to the RFI's. The Partnership will review the RFI's and contact all vendors in a the coming weeks.
At the conclusion of the MAASTO Annual Conference, the entire TPIMS Partnership Team met for Workshop #3. The Partnership finalized many design and operations questions as well as finalized the language for three RFI’s that are now posted on the Trucks Park Here website. Workshop #4 will be the last time the TPIMS Partnership will [...]
Attendees at the 2016 Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials (MAASTO) Annual Conference were able to learn more about the MAASTO Regional TPIMS project, thanks to a presentation developed by TPIMS Project Manager Davonna C. Moore. Participants were also able to interact with project team members by stopping by the TPIMS conference booth. Most [...]
Davonna Moore and other members of the TPIMS Project team presented the “TPIMS Journey” at the Mid America Association of Freight Transportation Officials (MAASTO) Conference 2016. The presentation focused on the overall progress of the project. The project team also hosted an informational booth at the conference. August 8-11.2016 – MAASTO 2016 Conference TPIMS_journey_2016_07_21 [...]
The Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials (MAASTO) Regional Truck Parking Information Management System (TPIMS) Partnership Task Force is seeking information to assist it in development of the Regional Truck Parking Information Management System (TPIMS), an eight-state, federally funded initiative to provide real-time information related to truck parking availability. The purpose of this Request [...]
Work continues on developing the MAASTO Truck Parking Information Management System (TPIMS) concept of operations and design for implementation in 2017. From July 11th through July 29th, TPIMS Project Team members conducted in-field reviews of all the potential truck deployment sites in the eight states comprising the TPIMS partnership (Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, [...]