Monitoring and Control of Overweight Trucks for Smart Mobility and Safety of Freight Operations
Overview
This project will investigate technologies to screen overweight trucks including high-speed weigh-in-motion (HS-WIM) system integrated with license plate reader and/or security camera, and to evaluate the feasibility of such technologies compared to current screening practices at weighing stations. In addition, infrastructure damage cost associated with the overweight trucks, as well as permits, will be evaluated to provide guidelines in developing the overweight and permit policies and fee structures.
The outcome of this project will be provisional guidelines for the autonomous ticketing using WIM technology. The overweight violation will be screened by the integrated WIM system to assist enforcement officials on highways without interrupting the traffic flow.
Research Objectives & Deliverables
Two apps, one for autonomous ticketing and the other for damage cost evaluation, will be developed in the course of this project. The autonomous ticketing and enforcement system will reduce the maintenance cost of the infrastructure, as well as the social cost to taxpayers. The use of bridge deterioration models and bridge life cycle cost analysis can isolate the damage cost induced by the overweight trucks and permits to help recover the corresponding damage cost.
Final Report
Research Brief
| Principal Investigator | Hani Nassif |
| Co-Principal Investigator | Kaan Ozbay |
| Funding Source | C2SMART: $125,000 New Jersey Turnpike Authority (cost-match): $125,000 |
| Total Project Cost | $250,000 |
| USDOT Award # | 69A3551747124 |
| Start and End Dates | 03/01/2017 – 08/31/2019 |
| Implementation of Research Outcomes | The outcome of this project will be provisional guidelines for the autonomous ticketing using WIM technology. The overweight violation will be screened by the integrated WIM system to assist enforcement officials on highways without interrupting the traffic flow. |
| Impacts/Benefits of Implementation | The overweight percentage screened by the weighing station is 0.142% of ADTT in 2009, but actual overweight percentage is 6.4% of ADTT. The autonomous ticketing and enforcement system will reduce the maintenance cost of the infrastructure as well as social cost of tax-payers. The use of bridge deterioration models and bridge life cycle cost analysis can isolate the damage cost induced by the overweight trucks and permits to help recover the corresponding damage cost due to these trucks. |
