Table 3
Information Collected

Beginning of Queue: Customs Booth: Inspection Area:
License plate License plate License plate
Time of arrival at queue Time of arrival at booth Manufacturer of truck
Assignment of ID number ID number Country of manufacture
Mileage (miles or km.) Horsepower
Truck size (axles) Loaded/Unloaded weight
Vintage Departure and destination
Trucking Company
Fuel and purchase location
Border crossings today

 

Table 4
Valid Data Observations

Collection Locations 1 & 2

Collection Location 3


Surveyed

Trucks


Average Trucks Per Weekday


Inspected Trucks

Inspected Trucks as % of

Surveyed Trucks

Mondays 2/10

423

423

38

9.0

Tuesdays 2/11

532

492

41

7.7

2/18

452

54

11.9

Wednesdays 2/12

490

517

46

9.4

2/19

544

46

8.5

Thursdays 2/13

535

512

42

7.9

2/20

488

40

8.2

Fridays 2/14

472

472

44

9.3


Total


3,946


351


8.9

 

Table 5
Departure and Destination Sites

San Diego County North of San Diego Total
Tijuana/Maquiladoras 70.1% 19.4% 89.%
South of Tijuana 5.6% 4.9% 10.4%
Total 75.7% 24.3% 100.0%

 

Table 6
Volume of Truck Crossings by Time-of-day

Time of Crossing Number of Trucks % Daily Crossings
Before 9 a.m.

357

21.4

9-10 a.m.

132

7.9

10-11 a.m.

132

7.9

11-12 p.m.

130

7.8

12-1 p.m.

143

8.6

1-2 p.m.

159

9.5

2-3 p.m.

145

8.7

3-4 p.m.

130

7.8

4-5 p.m.

183

11.0

After 5 p.m.

155

9.3

Full day

1,666

100.0


Source: Caltrans District 11, Transportation Planning Branch


Table 7
Average Delay by Hour of Arrival
(minutes)

Arrival Monday Tuesday Wednes. Thursday Friday All Days
9-10 a.m. 1.50 2.40 16.22 3.34 6.25 5.48
10-11 a.m. 1.43 4.14 35.10 2.35 1.74 11.35
11-12 p.m. 1.30 6.03 11.44 1.55 0.84 5.51
12-1 p.m. 1.29 13.59 12.30 2.10 2.81 7.68
1-2 p.m. 1.74 14.78 27.11 3.50 1.70 14.79
2-3 p.m. 2.03 17.73 26.03 0.72 1.45 13.96
3-4 p.m. 3.09 23.97 25.94 10.20 8.97 17.98
4-5 p.m. 1.15 2.50 9.00 6.44 6.58 5.38




Table 8
Composite Idle Emission Factors
(grams/hour)

HC CO NOx
Light-duty gasoline trucks (LDGT):
- Morning (60-75F) 32.10 429.38 7.18
- Afternoon (70-90F) 32.14 454.28 6.98
Heavy-duty gasoline trucks (HDGT):
- Morning (60-75F) 62.10 459.84 5.46
- Afternoon (70-90F) 65.10 569.87 5.03
Light-duty diesel trucks (LDDT) 5.58 15.85 7.93
Heavy-duty diesel trucks (HDDT) 21.88 129.08 106.00

 

Table 9
Total Emission by Time-of-day (in grams)

Total HC Total CO Total NOx PM10
09:00-10:00 371.55 2,485.89 968.32 40.73
10:00-11:00 769.54 5,148.69 2,005.55 84.36
11:00-12:00 367.92 2,461.63 958.87 40.33
12:00-13:00 576.47 4,234.26 1,468.32 61.84
13:00-14:00 1,234.38 9,066.62 3,144.05 132.42
14:00-15:00 1,062.52 7,804.29 2,706.31 113.98
15:00-16:00 1,226.92 9,011.84 3,125.05 131.62
16:00-17:00 516.79 3,795.89 1,316.31 55.44
Total (grams) 6126.09 44009.11 15692.78 660.72
Total (tons) 0.007 0.048 0.017 0.001

 

Table 10
Mobile Emissions in San Diego County

1996

(Tons per day)

VOC

NOx

CO

PM10

Number

VMT/Day

of trucks

All Vehicles

130

160

750

5

2,200,000

65,000,000

Diesel Trucks

6

40

30

4

17,000

2,500,000

Trucks as
% of Total

4.6%

25%

4%

80%

0.8%

4%

Source: San Diego Air Pollution Control District