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, [...]
Please complete the ATRI sponsored survey to have your opinion heard regarding parking issues and opportunities in the Midwest states. The information collected will assist the TPIMS Project Team as they move forward toward final design. The deadline to complete the survey is August 10th, 2016.
Important decisions regarding proposed system requirements for the Regional Truck Parking Information Management Systems project were made at a two-day Detroit workshop involving members of the MAASTO TPIMS partnership. Represented at the workshop were the Federal Highway Administration and the transportation agencies from Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. The workshop, which [...]
Potential vendors from around the world attended the June 7 Vendor Forum for the Regional Truck Parking Information Management Systems project now underway. The Forum, held at the Southeast Michigan Traffic Operations Center in Detroit, provided an opportunity for companies to learn more about the project, which will give commercial freight drivers greater access to [...]
The project team conducted TPIMS Stakeholder Workshops held on April 26 and 27 in Minneapolis and Indianapolis respectively. The workshops provided participants with the opportunity to help the project team better understand truck parking issues from multiple public- and private-sector perspectives. This was done using a variety of feedback tools, including facilitated discussion, an in-meeting [...]
“Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the Department of Transportation will provide $25 million for the Regional Truck Parking Information and Management System across eight states, including Kansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin…”