The purpose of this award to the state of utah department of transportation motor carrier division is for ITD program support, port operations enhancement and oversize overweight OS OW routing base…

The Utah Department of Transportation Motor Carrier Division will receive $1.77 million from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237) from July 2022 through September 2026. The funding will support ITD program support, port operations enhancement, and oversize overweight routing base map updates projects. These projects aim to provide knowledgeable resources to motor carriers, increase efficiency for drivers within ports of entry, offer accessible payment options such as for Unified Carrier Registration fees and permits, provide electronic notification of inspections and permit verifications, and develop automated routing and alternate route planning tools to streamline permitting and reduce wait times.

The purpose of this award to the state of utah department of transportation motor carrier division is for ITD program support, port operations enhancement and oversize overweight OS OW routing base map updates projects that will provide knowledgeable resource to oversee delivery of pertinent information to the motor carrier industry increased efficiency for drivers within the port of entry accessible payment options for items such as unified carrier registration UCR fees and permits electronic notification to motor carrier operators for activities such as inspections and permit verifications automated routing functions that interface with new permitting system to allow for rapid routing of certain load configurations reduced waiting time for permits alternate routing tools for trip planning web based interface for planning routes and printing maps