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Roadside WIM

Roadside check facility equipment to detect and measure the weight commercial vehicles at high speed. Can include an interface to the credential checking or it can be a stand alone package with display.

  1. The roadside check facility equipment shall detect the presence of commercial vehicles and freight equipment approaching a facility. Sensors can differentiate between different types of vehicles and determine the number of axles, gross vehicle weight, weight per axle, and the identification of the vehicle and its cargo.
  2. The roadside check facility equipment shall request and input electronic screening data from the commercial vehicle's electronic tag data.
  3. The roadside check facility equipment shall send a pass/pull-in notification to the commercial vehicle and its driver based on the information received from the vehicle and the measurements taken. The message may be sent to the on-board equipment in the commercial vehicle or transmitted to the driver using equipment such as dynamic message signs, red-green lights, flashing signs, etc.


Date modified: 11/17/2006