The Mack IVI Partnership

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The Mack IVI Partnership

• Freight, Security ITSGA Workshop
• Intelligent Vehicle Initiative
• Atlanta, GA
• February 28th, 2003

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Mack Partnership

• Mack Trucks, Inc.
• McKenzie Tank Lines
• VES - Vehicle Enhancement Systems
• XATA Corporation
• RBC - Richard Bishop Consulting
• Assistware Technologies

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Program Participants

• Mack Partnership
• FHWA
• Battelle - Independent Evaluator
• Multiple State DOTs

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Intelligent Vehicle Initiative

• Cost Share Cooperative Agreement with the Federal
  Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Mack
  Partnership
• The effort is to accelerate the deployment of
  safety systems in the Heavy Duty Truck Industry

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Mack Partnership Program Goals

• Evaluate Performance of Advanced Safety Systems
  to
• Improve Highway Safety -Reduce Initial and
  Secondary Accidents
• Improve accuracy and time of response in
  emergency situations
• Reduce impact on environment - Hazardous
  material spills - Emissions from Congested
  Traffic

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McKenzie Tank Lines Intelligent
Vehicle Initiative Fleet 36-Vehicles/2.4
Million Program Cost Share Co-Operative
Agreement
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Areas of Investigation

• LDWS Lane Departure Warning System
• TAS Trucker Advisory System
• ACN Automatic Collision Notification
• Support Technology Eaton Vorad Collision Warning
  System w/SmartCruise

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Safety Technologies Benefits

• LDWS Will improve safety related to
  run-off-road, side swipe, and lane change related
  incidents
• TAS Will improve safety in historically
  dangerous areas through improved information to
  driver
• ACN Will reduce consequences of accidents loss
  of life, medical injuries, environmental damage,
  and traffic delay costs
• Eaton Vorad CWS Provides real time Collision
  Warning notification. Data collection to identify
  areas of driver improvement for individualized
  training.

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McKenzie Tank Lines Safety Improvements Utilizing
Advanced Technology
Picture of McKenzie CH Sleeper
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LDWS - Lane Departure Warning System

• Vehicle Traveling in Center of Lane
• Lane has Solid Lane Boundary on Right Side
• Lane has Dashed Lane Boundary on Left Side

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LDWS - Lane Departure Warning System

• Vehicle Drifting Towards Left Side Dashed
  Boundary
  
• Audible Warning Tone Sounds at this Point
• Alertness Index Score 67 - Normal Range 70-90

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LDWS - Lane Departure Warning System

• Vehicle Drifting towards Dashed Right Lane
  Boundary
• Audible Tone Sounds at this Point

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TAS - Trucker Advisory System

• State DOT Identifies Hazard Zones and Areas are
  Assigned GPS Coordinates
• As Driver Enters Hazard Zone Macks VIP
  Information Center Identifies Type of Hazard to
  be Encountered by the Driver (Construction Zone,
  High Rollover Risk, Tight Merge Weave Area,
  Congested Area, etc.)

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TAS - Trucker Advisory System

• Provides Valuable Area Specific Hazard
  Information to Assist Driver in Making Better
  Informed Driving Decisions
• Identifies Hazards When Operating in Unfamiliar
  Traffic Lanes
• Future Can Provide Real-Time Hazard Information
• Better Informed Drivers Operate Safer

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TAS - Vehicle Information Profiler w/Geocell
Warning Message
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TAS - 6 Minute Data Packet

• When a geo-cell is entered the onboard
  electronics logs the previous 1 minute of data as
  the baseline of the event.
• The next five minutes will also be recorded.
• Resulting in a six minute data packet for
  analysis.

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TAS - Data Collection

• Vehicle Speed
• Throttle Position
• Brake Application
• Cruise Control- Activated- Set Speed
• Engine Brake
• Clutch Activation
• Engine RPM

• Time Date
• Driver ID
• Vehicle ID
• Rapid Deceleration
• Engine Torque

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TAS - Data Collection

• VORAD
• - Driver Warnings
• - Following Distance
• - Driver ID
• - Traffic level / vehicles detected
• - Blind spot object detected
• - Closing rate to object- Yaw rate
• Additional sensors added- Lateral Acceleration-
  Vehicle roll angle
• - GPS time, location vector
• - Turn signals

• SafeTRAC
• - Lateral Offset
• - Lateral Velocity
• - Alertness Index
• - Ambient Light Level
• - Road Curvature
• - Lane Excursion
• - Driver Warning
• - Digital Snapshot 3 per event

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TAS - Data Collection

• Addition of Safe TRAC system allows for Digital
  Snapshots to be taken
• One snapshot to occur at time of driver warning
• Two more snapshots to be taken.
  - Specific timing is tbd
• Snapshots will be automatically wirelessly
  uploaded to web site with other IAHW data. Each
  snapshot is 19.2kbytes of data.

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Data Download Information

• Summary of lane and road departure events
• Summary of contacts involving TAS zones,1 to 3
  per day
• Data is stored on-board in the Onvoy on-board
  computer
• Data is downloaded daily via cellular or Low
  Earth Orbit Satellite (OrbComm)
• Data is available at a private web site for Team
  analysis

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ACN - Automatic Collision Notification

• Sudden Deceleration/Acceleration Followed by 0
  MPH or Triggered Rollover Sensor Activates Event
  Notification
• Event Notification is sent via E-Mail to McKenzie
  Tank Lines CNC (Central Network Center), Safety
  Dept. and Emergency Response

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ACN E-Mail Message Examples

• Rollover
• Fromxatanet_at_xata.com
• Sent Wednesday, September 26, 2001 223 PM
• To jkennedy_at_mckenzietank.com
• Subject EMERGENCY CRASH NOTIFICATION
• Vehicle 6101
• Driver Unknown
• Time 09/26/01 0220 PM
• Latitude 30.48755
• Longitude -84.29225
• State FL
• City Tallahassee
• Sensed by Tilt Sensor
• Road Speed 43 MPH

• Accident
• From xatanet_at_xata.com
• Sent Wednesday, September 26, 2001 1254 PM
• To jkennedy_at_mckenzietank.com
• Subject EMERGENCY CRASH NOTIFICATION
• Vehicle 6204
• Driver Unknown
• Time 09/26/01 1250 PM
• Latitude 30.43809
• Longitude -84.35756
• State FL
• City Tallahassee
• Sensed by Crash Sensor
• Road Speed 8 MPH

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ACN - Automatic Collision Notification

• CNC Personnel Identify Tractor/Trailer
  Combination and Commodity Hauled then Notify
  Local Authorities as to the Commodity and
  Associated Dangers
• Early Notification Allows Quicker Properly
  Prepared Response Actions
• Quicker Response Saves Lives, Protects
  Environment, and Decreases Traffic Delays

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Eaton Vorad Collision Warning System

• Forward Looking Monopulse Radar
• Object detected 350 ft. - Yellow Light
• 3-sec. Following - Yellow Orange Light
• 2-sec. Following - Yellow/Orange/Audible
• 1-sec. Following - 3 lights/3 Audible Tones

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Eaton Vorad Collision Warning System

• Proximity Alert - Target 0 MPH/Host less than 2
  MPH and object within 15 ft. - Audible Alert
• Slow Moving Object - Target moving less than 20
  of host speed and within 220 ft. and within
  3-seconds. All Warning Lights and Audible Alerts.
• Stationary - Target within 220 ft. and within
  3-sec. All Warning Lights and Audible Alerts.

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Eaton Vorad Side Sensor and Display

• Provides Passenger side blind spot detection
• Yellow light - Power on No object detected
• Red light - Object detected between 2 - 10
• Audible Warning with object detected and turn
  signal activated

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Eaton Vorad - Vehicle Information Management
System

• Driver Following Distance Reports
• Hard Braking Events
• Vehicle Operation - MPH/RPM, Start/Stop, Idle vs.
  Driving Time
• Smart Cruise Functionality

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IVI Breaking the Sound Barrier of Safety
Technology
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Commodity Protection and Public Safety

• In this time of uncertainty we provide
  unparalleled safety measures to drivers,
  customers and the public.
• Password protected engine functions - Theft
  Deterrence Technology
• Full safety glass all-around

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McKenzie Tank Lines Safety Maintenance a
Powerful Combination
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PLC Vision System

• Camera/Display Vision based system marketed by
  the Tyman Group
• Rear camera video signal sent to cab display
  utilizing PLC (Power Line Carrier). This
  technology piggybacks video signal over existing
  power lines
• The technology eliminates requirement for
  additional cables between the tractor/trailer

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PLC Vision System

• Display is mounted on the passenger side A-pillar
• Provides vision of the traditional blind spot on
  the right-front quadrant of the vehicle and rear
  of the tank.

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PLC Vision System

• Bullet camera placed on hood mounted mirror
  bracket aimed at right side lane
• Camera only turned on when the right turn signal
  activated.

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PLC Vision System

• Rear trailer mounted camera only activated when
  transmission placed into reverse.
• If emergency flashers or right turn signal
  activated reverse switch takes priority

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McKenzie Tank Lines Safety IVI Contact
Information

• McKenzie Tank Lines, Inc.
• P.O. Box 1200
• Tallahassee, FL 32302-1200 [phone]
• Bill Marchbank - Vice President of
  Operations Phone [phone]
  X294 E-Mail bmarchbank_at_mckenzietank.com
• Richard Healy - Vice President Safety
  Compliance Phone [phone]
  X234 E-Mail rhealy_at_mckenzietank.com
• Jim Kennedy - Director of Maintenance / IVI
  Coordinator Phone [phone]
  X402 E-Mail jkennedy_at_mckenzietank.com

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McKenzie Tank Lines Sales Contact Information

• McKenzie Tank Lines, Inc.
• P.O. Box 1200
• Tallahassee, FL 32302-1200 [phone]
• Jim Shaeffer - President/CEO [phone]
  X217
• Bob Landrum - CFO [phone] X215
• Jack Faulkner - V.P Sales [phone] X210
• John Jackson - V.P. Finance [phone] X235
• Bill Marchbank - V.P. Operations [phone]
  X294
• Steve Johnson - National Accounts [phone]
• Tim Malone - National Accounts [phone]