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Description
In 2015, approximately 3,655,475 trucks traveled through Kentucky weigh stations. In areas with a KATS system, many of the trucks are screened, but very few are actually inspected. In areas without a KATS system, most of the trucks pass through the weigh station without ever being screened for safety or compliance issues. Previously Kentucky used clerks to manually key in information from the truck for screening and observation purposes. Declining budgets has led to the elimination of this very important position. Without the clerks, many trucks are able to drive through the weigh station without being screened or inspected. In order to maximize the effectiveness of the ITD program in Kentucky, KATS systems need to be expanded to other high-traffic corridors and ports of entry throughout the state to increase safety enforcement on high-risk operators, to improve the accuracy, integrity, and verifiability of credentials, and to improve the efficiency of enforcement through electronic screening of commercial vehicles. The goal of this project is to further expand Kentucky’s Automated Truck Screening (KATS) System to an additional site, either US 23 in Floyd County or US 25 E near the Cumberland Gap Tunnel. KATS systems allow enforcement personnel to be more efficient and helps them to determine the best trucks for inspections.
Due to the limited number of KSP-CVE personnel and the excessive number of trucks that come through the Kentucky weigh stations, only a very small percentage of trucks are able to be inspected. In order to better identify vehicles for inspection a Kentucky Automated Screening System (KATS) is needed to identify trucks and check against registration, credentials, and safety information. Installing a KATS screening system will help KSP-CVE personnel to select the best candidates for inspection based on the user-defined screening criteria. The KATS screening system helps enforcement personnel to increase their efficiency by selecting the best candidates for inspections.
The objective of this research study is to further expand Kentucky’s Automated Truck Screening System (KATS) in order to increase the efficiency of the personnel working at the weigh stations and to enhance the safety of the commercial vehicles operating on Kentucky highways. Further objectives are to increase the number of inspections on high-risk carriers with potential safety-related problems and to increase the number of out of service (OOS) violations identified.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 4/1/20 → 9/30/24 |
Funding
- KY Transportation Cabinet: $225,000.00
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