Low Level Function
8.2.2.2.6 Evaluate Freight Transport Operating Conditions

Overview

This Function shall be capable of providing the following facilities:

(1) The ability to take charge of all evaluation of transport conditions and obtain the necessary data from the store of Resources Data.
(2) The ability to evaluate the compliance with regulations by the Freight Vehicle and shall be made after completion of the trip by comparing the recorded status with the way that the regulations have been observed.
(3) The ability to evaluate the compliance of the Freight Vehicle Driver behaviour with the relevant regulations, including such things as speed, Driver hours, etc.
(4) The ability to evaluate the correspondence of the recorded cargo or equipment data with what was expected, including such things as doors opened, air conditioning system operation, air and water leaks, etc.
(5) The ability to evaluate the adherence of the conditions under which the freight is currently being transported during the trip to what is expected, including deviation from the planned route and any delays to the arrival of the freight.
(6) The ability to send details of any discrepancies found in the evaluations to functionality in the Provide Support for Law Enforcement Functional Area, particularly where safety is involved.
(7) The ability to inform other functionality about any delays to the current freight transport operation and any un-safe conditions that were found.
(8) The ability to load the results of the evaluation in the store of Resources Data.

Functional Requirements

(a) evaluate compliance with respect to global evaluations in off line mode (this is only for trips that are over):
(b) get from the store of Resources Data the recorded global regulations,
(c) get from the store of Resources Data the driver past recorded status and compare it to the regulation rules (analyse driving hours, speed excess) and in case of discrepancy send a notification,
(d) get from the store of Resources Data the vehicle past recorded status and compare it to the regulatory rules (analyse insurance, check-up, etc) and in case of discrepancy send a notification
(e) store all results in the store of Resources Data
(f) evaluate transport conditions in on line mode (this is for any on going fleet transaction):
(g) get from the store of Resources Data the current route and other data about the current trip
(h) compare the data with what was planned and expected, e.g. arrival time, doors opened, air conditioning system conditions, water-tightness, air-tightness, mobility, duration of driving and speed excess
(i) in case of any differences record them in the store of Resources Data and inform the Prepare/Process Information function about any safety issues that have been found.

Diagrams

The Diagram(s) is (are) the diagram(s) where you can find the function :
  • DFD 8.2.2.2 Control and Monitor Fleet Operations
  • Functional tree 8.2
  • Parent Higher Level Function

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    User needs

    Number

    Description

    9.4.0.1
    The system shall be able to monitor the vehicle and cargo safety status, and the behaviour of the driver (e.g. duration of driving time, excess speed).
    9.4.0.2
    The system shall issue a warning to the driver whenever a threshold for a vehicle or cargo safety status, or driver behaviour, has been exceeded, and the relevant data shall be recorded.
    9.5.0.2
    The system shall be able to validate compliance with global regulations.
    9.5.3.10
    The system shall be able to record driver's hours, and report on available hours, deviations and disturbances.
    9.5.3.13
    The system shall be able to report when a substantial deviation from the intended route has been used (e.g. to detect a possible theft of the vehicle).
    9.5.3.14
    The system shall be able to determine a delay in the planned time of arrival, and communicate this to the fleet management centre.
    9.5.3.18
    The system shall be able to monitor the vehicle and cargo unit for erroneous procedures (e.g. doors being opened incorrectly) and trigger an anti-theft alarm message to the home base and/or any relevant body.
    9.5.3.26
    The system shall be able to record supplementary information about events recorded by the tachograph, e.g. reason for waiting time.