SW PA Regional ITS Architecture

CVAC Credentials and Taxes Administration Functional Area

Description

'CVAC Credentials and Taxes Administration' issues credentials, collects fees and taxes, and supports enforcement of credential requirements. It manages driver licensing and enrolls carriers in additional CVO programs such as wireless roadside inspection programs. It communicates with the Fleet and Freight Management Centers associated with the motor carriers to process applications and collect fuel taxes, weight/distance taxes, and other taxes and fees associated with commercial vehicle operations. It also receives applications for, and issues special Oversize/Overweight and HAZMAT permits in coordination with other cognizant authorities. It supports user account management and receives and processes requests for review of carrier and driver status. It communicates with peer functional objects in other jurisdictions to exchange credentials database information.

Included In

Commercial Vehicle Company Offices
PennDOT Central Office Organizations

Functional Requirements

ID	Requirement
1	The center shall manage electronic credentials filing and processing for commercial vehicles.
10	The center shall manage driver licensing for commercial vehicle drivers.
11	The center shall enroll carriers in commercial vehicle programs and support user account management.
12	The center shall process requests for review of carrier and driver status.
13	The center shall issue special Oversize/Overweight and HAZMAT permits in coordination with other cognizant authorities.
2	The center shall manage the filing of appropriate taxes for the operation of commercial vehicles.
3	The center shall process requests for payments of electronic credentials and tax filing, maintaining an interface to a Financial Institution as necessary.
4	The center shall exchange credentials and tax information with other commercial vehicle administration centers, either other states or the federal government.
5	The center shall provide route restrictions information, including hazmat restrictions, to other centers and agencies for distribution to commercial vehicle operators. These centers and agencies may include commercial fleet and freight management operators, traveler information centers, digital map update providers, and other commercial vehicle administration centers.
6	The center shall use information on asset restrictions received from maintenance centers to develop the commercial vehicle route restrictions and process credentials applications.
7	The center shall provide an interface with commercial vehicle fleet and freight management centers to exchange audit and compliance review reports.
8	The center shall provide credentials information about commercial vehicle operators and carriers to authorized requestors, including roadside check stations that determine when a vehicle should be pulled–in based on their credentials and their actual load/freight contents.
9	The center shall receive and store information on commercial vehicle violations from enforcement agencies as part of the processing of credentials applications.