{"id":18057,"date":"2025-01-18T21:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T21:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pro-truckdrivers.com\/blog\/pennsylvania-to-deploy-tech-that-gathers-real-time-eld-data-to-extend-green-lights-for-commercial-vehicles\/"},"modified":"2025-01-18T21:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T21:09:14","slug":"pennsylvania-to-deploy-tech-that-gathers-real-time-eld-data-to-extend-green-lights-for-commercial-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pro-truckdrivers.com\/blog\/pennsylvania-to-deploy-tech-that-gathers-real-time-eld-data-to-extend-green-lights-for-commercial-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania to deploy tech that gathers real-time ELD data to extend green lights for commercial vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_84\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) plans to launch a new pilot program intended to cut down on traffic by reducing the amount of time that commercial vehicles idle at intersections.<\/p>\n<p>On January 16, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pa.gov\/agencies\/penndot\/news-and-media\/newsroom\/statewide\/shapiro-admin-makes-fast-progress-on-scranton-to-nyc-rail-corrid.html\">PennDOT announced <\/a>the reception of a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to fund the agency\u2019s Freight Signal Priority (FSP) technology pilot.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the pilot, PennDOT will install new technology two high truck traffic locations in central Pennsylvania, on Cameron Street in the City of Harrisburg and along the Harrisburg Pike in Middlesex Township, Cumberland County.<\/p>\n<p>From PennDOT:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The technology uses real-time GPS data from truck electronic logging devices (ELDs) to determine a truck\u2019s speed and location. When the truck is approaching a traffic signal, the system sends a priority request to the signal controller, causing the green\u00a0light to be extended by five to seven seconds. This allows the truck to safely move through the intersection instead of stopping, which keeps traffic moving and reduces emissions produced by trucks idling.<\/em>\u201c<\/p>\n<p>PennDOT says that the FSP technology could \u201crelieve congestion and reduce air\u00a0pollution\u00a0while ensuring goods can more quickly get to market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officials say that FSP technology has been successfully deployed in other states <a href=\"https:\/\/cdllife.com\/2023\/texas-city-rolls-out-new-tech-to-help-truckers-spend-less-time-waiting-at-red-lights\/\">including Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If the pilot program proves to be successful, PennDOT plans to deploy it in other high freight volume areas across the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEfficient movement of goods is central to our economy, however truck traffic can create congestion, cause supply chain delays and increase\u00a0pollution in our communities.\u201d said\u00a0PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cAs the Keystone State, Pennsylvania is a critical freight hub.\u00a0The Shapiro Administration\u00a0looks forward to piloting this technology that will help keep our trucks and goods moving while also keeping our air cleaner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTruck congestion has a significant impact on the supply chain, causing delays, increasing costs for consumers, and making the job more challenging for truck drivers,\u201d said\u00a0Rebecca Oyler, President &amp; CEO of the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association. \u201cPennsylvania ranks eighth in the U.S. for statewide costs related to truck congestion at over $3.7 billion, so we\u2019re excited to be on the cutting edge with this pilot project. Technology solutions hold a lot of promise for helping to solve the challenging issue of truck congestion. We\u2019re anxious to see the results of the project.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cdllife.com\/2025\/pennsylvania-to-deploy-tech-that-gathers-real-time-eld-data-to-extend-green-lights-for-commercial-vehicles\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) plans to launch a new pilot program intended to cut down on traffic by reducing the amount of time that commercial vehicles idle at intersections. On January 16, PennDOT announced the reception of a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to fund the agency\u2019s Freight Signal&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pro-truckdrivers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18057"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pro-truckdrivers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pro-truckdrivers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pro-truckdrivers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pro-truckdrivers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pro-truckdrivers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pro-truckdrivers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pro-truckdrivers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pro-truckdrivers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pro-truckdrivers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}