Commercial Vehicle Operations One-Stop Electronic Purchasing and Processing ITS211 Operational Test. Final Evaluation Report

摘要

Each year over 15 million commercial trucks log billions of miles (288 billion in211u001e1992) on North American roadways passing through city, county, state, and even 211u001enational borders. To comply with the regulatory requirements of the jurisdictions 211u001ethrough which they travel, United States motor carriers pay over $17 billion in 211u001etaxes annually. In addition to direct taxes and fees paid, such as vehicle 211u001eregistration taxes, fuel taxes, and permit fees for carrying special loads, 211u001eregulatory requirements cost the motor carrier industry in terms of time and 211u001edollars spent to file the tremendous volume of paperwork necessary to operate 211u001elegally. State regulatory agencies, faced with ever tightening budget and 211u001estaffing levels, are also burdened by the paperwork volume associated with these 211u001erequirements. The United States Department of Transportation's (USDOTs) National 211u001eITS Program Plan describes the national strategy for deploying advanced 211u001etechnologies and services into our transportation system. To emphasize the need-211u001edriven (rather than technology-driven) focus of the program, the plan centers 211u001earound deployment of nearly two dozen user services.