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Total Installed Costs for Commercially Available Weigh-in-Motion Systems in Minnesota Range from $36,340 to $46,000 per Lane.

Weigh-in Motion (WIM) systems allow the measurement of vehicle weight and axle loads as vehicles drive over sensors embedded in the roadway. One evaluated system (System 1) included commercially…
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Made Public Date
12/27/2021

Advanced weigh stations with preclearance systems have benefit-to-cost ratios ranging from 8.9:1 to 12.8:1.

RESULTS The table below presents the BCR results for adding low-speed WIM and bypass lane in addition to preclearance system. Note that for basic fixed weigh stations this option includes adding a…
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Date Posted
05/23/2017

Adding an Automated License Plate Reader system to supplement an electronic credentialing system produces an estimated benefit cost ratio of 26.2:1.

FindingsTable 2: Net Benefit of ALPR InvestmentAnnual Benefit Time Savings* $2,074,409 Fine revenue** $1,132,583 Fuel Savings* $431,089 Emission Reduction* $111,324 Accident…
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Date Posted
05/09/2013

An infrared detection system deployed in a mobile van correctly identified vehicles that need to be taken off the road 44 percent of the time; an improvement over using random selection alone.

FindingsBy using the thermal eye van, Washington State has been able to be more selective of which trucks they inspect for equipment violations, such as faulty breaks. This method results in follow…
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Date Posted
10/02/2012

CVISN technologies that improve carrier compliance can increase safety and carrier efficiency; benefit-to-cost ratios approach 7.5 for electronic screening and 2.6 for electronic credentialing.

BENEFIT-TO-COST ANALYSIS Overall, the benefits and costs of statewide CVISN applications were dependent on the system configuration and cost, level of deployment, and the benefits of crash avoidance…
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Date Posted
08/24/2012

Smart Infrared Brake Inspection Systems identify trucks with faulty systems. Of the vehicles flagged as having thermal issues, 86 percent were found to have a violation and 83 percent of those vehicles were placed out-of-service.

METHODOLOGYDuring the testing period, all CMVs traveling on I-81 South were diverted onto a high-speed bypass lane. Sample sets of four consecutive CMVs were directed onto another lane that headed…
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Date Posted
08/24/2012