Monday, December 20, 2010

Mississippi DOT tests “Smart Roadside System” for rolling truck inspection

The Mississippi Department of Transportation is trying new technology that allows enforcement officers to check commercial vehicles while the trucks are still rolling.

The real-time safety information could change an insurance agent, carrier and shipper's viewpoint of a trucker — and their liability if an accident occurs, according to M. Thomas Ruke Jr., president of Insurance Business Consultants Inc.

MDOT is using the so-called Smart Roadside System, funded by a $3.5 million federal grant. The system allows on-the-go checks for license plate numbers, weight loads, brakes and exhaust.

A mobile inspection unit will be used at weigh stations throughout the state. A permanent system has been placed on Interstate 10, near the Mississippi-Alabama state line.

Willie Huff, chief of the enforcement division for MDOT, said the program could expand statewide if the system performs well.

Mississippi is the first state to fully implement all aspects of the system, MDOT says.

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