The purpose of this award to the south dakota (SD) dept of transportation is the truck parking information system, the heavy vehicle use tax verification, the IRP credential process improvements the…

This $1,313,425 federal Project Grant award from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237) supports four initiatives that will benefit the motor carrier industry in South Dakota.

The first project will deploy and operate a truck parking information system to monitor and report truck parking availability at rest areas on Interstate highways in South Dakota. The second project will enable electronic credentialing for the state's highway use tax system. The third project will add functionality to South Dakota's International Registration Plan (IRP) system to allow for immediate temporary credentials and streamlined documentation submission. The fourth project will deploy and operate continuous weigh-in-motion calibration for electronic screening at two Interstate ports of entry in the state.

The grant recipient is the South Dakota Department of Transportation, which will work to implement these projects aimed at increasing motor vehicle safety, saving fuel and labor costs, and improving convenience and efficiency for motor carriers operating in South Dakota. The grant period runs from September 1, 2024 through September 30, 2028.

The purpose of this award to the south dakota (SD) dept of transportation is the truck parking information system, the heavy vehicle use tax verification, the IRP credential process improvements the e-screening WIM continuous calibration projects that will benefit the motor carrier industry by increased motor vehicle safety savings in fuel and labor convenience for highway use tax registrants quicker issuance of decals improved accuracy of IRP fees less delay in receiving operating credentials and more accurate screening for gross and axle weight, reducing delay from false pull-INS project 1 objective:the purpose of the project is to deploy and operate a truck parking information system to monitor and report truck parking availability at rest areas on interstate highways in south dakota.project 2 objective:the goal of this project is to deploy hardware and software to enable highway use tax electronic credentialing. Project 3 objective:the goal of this project is to add functionality to south dakotas IRP system to: allow carriers to immediately receive a temporary CAB card allowing operation for 45 days and allow major carriers to upload a single scan of supporting documentation from their computer or mobile device and reference individual pages laterproject 4 objective:the goal of this project is to deploy and operate continuous weigh-in-motion calibration for e-screening at two interstate ports of entry in south dakota.