The Hazardous Materials Safety and Security Field Operational Test (FOT) was conducted under the auspices of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations' (FMCSA) Hazardous Materials Division and was managed by Joseph DeLorenzo. The operational test was a joint effort by FMCSA, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the U.S. DOT - Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office.

Battelle led the deployment team that designed and implemented the test. The other team members included Qualcomm, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the Commercial Safety Vehicle Alliance (CVSA), Saflink¹, Savi Technology, The Spill Center, and Total Security Services International (TSSI).

A strong group of industry and state partners contributed to the success of the operational test. This group included carriers, shippers, consignees, and state motor carrier enforcement agencies. All of these organizations volunteered their time, personnel, and commitment to fulfill their roles as participants. We offer our sincere appreciation for their involvement.

Carriers: Dupre Transport, Cox Petroleum, Distribution Technologies, Roadway Express, Transport Service, Quality Distribution, Roeder Cartage, R&R Trucking, and Dyno Transportation

Shippers: ExxonMobil, GE Betz, DOW Chemical, BP Chemical, Orica USA, and Dyno Nobel

Consignees: NuFarm Americas, Evans Chemical, Orica USA, Dyno Nobel

State Agencies: Texas Department of Public Safety, California Highway Patrol, Illinois State Police, and New York State Police

Special recognition should also be extended to the members of the Hazardous Materials Review Team, established to provide overall guidance and direction to the deployment team.

Deborah Freund
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Kate Hartman
U.S. DOT - Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office

Amy Houser
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Kevin Johnson
Transportation Security Administration

John Lambert
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Jeff Loftus
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Bill Quade
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Pierre Yousef
Mitretek

We appreciate the valuable input provided by the External Stakeholder Review Group. These volunteers from the shipper, carrier, and enforcement communities helped to expand the range of viewpoints and perspectives that were considered during the course of the operational test.

Al Roberts, Chair
Dangerous Goods Advisory Council

Gary Briese
International Association of Fire Chiefs

Richard Barlow
Lyondell Chemical Company

Captain Bruce Bugg
Georgia Department of Motor Vehicle Safety

Cynthia Hilton
Institute of Makers of Explosives

Final recognition goes to the deployment team members and the primary authors of this report:

John Allen
Battelle
Project Manager

David Williams
Battelle
Operations Manager

Mark Lepofsky
Battelle

Dan Murray
ATRI

Katie Wahl
ATRI

Derrick Vercoe
QUALCOMM, Incorporated

Stephen Keppler
CVSA

Christina Jin
Saflink

Jerry Bredeson
Savi Technology

Tom Moses
The Spill Center

Jeff Beaty
TSSI