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Weigh Stations Source Of Revenue

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According to a Senior Research Scientist at the University of Kentuckyโ€™s Transportation Center, Andrew Martin, automated weigh station technology can help generate serious revenue for state transportation and law enforcement agencies.ย 

This can be extremely valuable in 2019 as โ€œtraditional sources of transportation funding are decreasing, and cities, countries, and states are increasingly turning to alternate measures,โ€ says Jaimee Lederman, a researcher at the University of California-Los Angelesโ€™ Institute of Transportation Studies.

In fact, Andrew Martin says screening technologies such as PrePass and Drivewyze could bring in millions of dollars by helping auditors spot non-compliant carriers. Specifically, he says, โ€œAutomatic weigh station screening of commercial vehicles may guide state tax-enforcement agencies and generate revenues totalling $6.2 million per year.โ€

Martin adds that in Kentucky, auditors only sample a few trucks within the state. With the help of automatic technologies, auditors can get a better sense of the entire fleet population within a specific area.