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November 2014

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32 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | NOVEMBER 2014 technology B eginning in December 2015, up to 1,000 drivers will have their logbooks, licenses and other credentials inspected by the U.S. Department of Transportation while at highway speed. The reward for a clean inspection? Keep on rolling. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been working to make wireless roadside inspection a reality for a number of years. The project is entering its third and final phase, called a field opera- tional test (FOT). Innovative Software Engineering, a company that offers telematics and custom software development services, recently was awarded a three-year FOT project by FMCSA to evaluate WRI viabil- ity for commercial motor vehicles. In 2010, ISE participated in the WRI program's pilot phase and was the first firm to successfully demonstrate the tech- nology's viability during an FMCSA-spon- sored event in East Tennessee. The current WRI FOT is managed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and cur- rently includes 20 inspection sites in five southeastern states: Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky and North Carolina. The number of locations is expected to grow before the FOT officially begins in December 2015. ISE is working to create an interface with a new government WRI system that will obtain the location of participating roadside inspection stations in the form of virtual geofences. When a vehicle crosses the geofence, ISE software will transmit the current logbook status, license and vehicle credentials to the WRI system. If everything checks out, the driver will be given an instant "green light" notifica- tion in the cab to bypass the inspection point or, vice versa, a red light indicating he must pull over. Fleets and owner-operators interested in participating in the FOT will need to purchase the ISE eFleetSuite telematics system, which includes electronic driver logs and driver vehicle inspection report- ing applications. For more information, contact ISE at 888-316-3533 or info@ isefleetservices.com. – Aaron Huff Text INFO to 205-289-3554 or visit www.ccjdigital.com/info Wireless roadside inspections enter field testing phase

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