OREGON'S AUTOMATED SYSTEM WEIGHS TRUCKS ON THE MOVE

Oregon's Transportation Department wanted an easier way to manage its truck weight and distance records. The state's Public Utility Commission also needed a more dependable road tax assessment method. The solution was the Supervisory Computer System (SCS) database, which now runs at four port-of-entry stations. By 1992, 59 stations are expected to be on line throughout the state. At each port-of-entry station, a roadside scanner identifies trucks equipped with an automated vehicle identification (AVI) microwave transponder. Each truck then rolls over electronic sensors in the weigh-in-motion (WIM) area. The SCS database determines whether the truck has a permit and any outstanding citations and shows whether the weight is in compliance with the permit. Exceptions are handled by attendants whose tasks have been reduced from 14 to four per truck. Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa are working with Oregon and the federal government to establish WIM-AVIs. Federal aid provided 92% of the funding for the Oregon ports-of-entry and 30% of the automation costs.

• Corporate Authors:

  Ziff Davis Publishing Company

  1 Park Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10016
• Authors:
  • Silver, J
• Publication Date: 1989-5-29

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 61
• Serial:
  • GOVERNMENT COMPUTER NEWS
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: GCN Communications Corporation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic vehicle identification; Federal aid; Weigh in motion
• Geographic Terms: Oregon
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00485522
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1989 12:00AM