RSF 155: Maintenance of Roadside Screening Systems

All the equipment used in these systems requires regular maintenance to ensure their effectiveness and functionality are maintained. Maintenance on these screening systems includes both equipment maintenance and software maintenance. Maintaining the screening equipment to its optimal level helps to facilitate inspections and increase the effectiveness of the limited number of enforcement personnel compared to the number of trucks that pass-through weigh stations on a daily basis. To keep the screening systems functioning at a high level, it is imperative that periodic preventative maintenance be performed and to have call-out availability for repairs of these devices if needed. If the screening system fails to function at a high level for any reason and enforcement personnel lose confidence in the ability of the system to accurately identify vehicles and carriers, it will not be used, and the momentum gained during the installation and use of the system to screen commercial vehicles will be lost. The objectives associated with this project are to maintain the roadside screening systems. This will be accomplished by utilizing the Kentucky Transportation Center to monitor the system, troubleshoot problems, and perform routine maintenance.