The purpose of this award to the tennessee department of safety and homeland security are the program management; and the tire screening system projects

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration awarded the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (Highway Patrol Division) $635,000 on December 1, 2025, under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants program (CFDA 20.237).

The award funds two projects. Project 1 supports retention of an Innovative Technology Deployment (ITD) program manager and system architect to assist Tennessee's ITD team with implementation and expansion of statewide ITD projects and ensure federal compliance. The ITD team will participate in program management and Accreditation Committee calls, complete quarterly reports, attend the ITD conference, train new staff, update the Program Plan/Top Level Design (PP/TLD), and respond to data quality issues over three years. Project 2 deploys and maintains a Tire Automated Detection System (TADS) to improve enforcement of tire-related regulations and augment safety screening with real-time information on the performance of safety-critical systems for commercial vehicles. Using violation and inspection data, Tennessee anticipates that the percent of annual inspections with one or more tire violations at the Haywood County eastbound and westbound inspection sites will reach at least 30 percent.

Performance occurs in Tennessee from December 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030.

Project 1 objective: ensure retention of the ITD program manager and system architect services in order to assist the state?s ITD team with implementation and expansion of statewide ITD projects and activities and also ensure that the program is compliant with federal rules and regulations. The ITD will attend PM and accb calls, complete quarterly reports and attend the ITD conference, train new ITD staff, update PP/TLD and respond to DQ issues for three years. Project 2 objective: deploy and maintain tads to improve enforcement of tire-related regulations and augment safety screening to include real-time information regarding the performance of safety critical systems of commercial vehicles. Using violation and inspection data, the ITD team anticipates that the percent of annual inspections with one or more tire violations at the haywood county eastbound (EB) and westbound (WB) sites will increase to at least 30 percent.