TIM — Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Network (CVISN)

Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) is a multi-agency initiative that relies on advanced technology to improve commercial vehicle operations and safety. The project strives to streamline the regulation of the commercial vehicle industry and help motor carriers and motor coach operations in Florida function more efficiently. The Florida CVISN team consists of various agency partners, including the FDOT, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Department of Revenue, and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, as well as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and private sector representatives from motor carrier companies and the Florida Trucking Association.

At the national level, CVISN brings together in one location all the data on a commercial vehicle so the information can be shared among state agencies. CVISN attempts to provide safety and credentials information from the agencies to the roadside to assist motor carrier compliance officers in their day-to-day operations. These activities include individual safety inspections of trucks, safety audits at trucking terminals, and in some cases automated bypass or electronic clearance of preapproved commercial vehicles. This allows approved trucks to stay on the highway rather than stopping at each state weigh station and safety inspection facility.

The following information is available:

• 2010 CVISN Team Meeting Minutes
• 2009 CVISN Team Meeting Minutes
• 2008 CVISN Team Meeting Minutes
• 2007 CVISN Team Meeting Minutes
• 2006 CVISN Team Meeting Minutes
• 2005 CVISN Team Meeting Minutes
• 2004 CVISN Team Meeting Minutes
• 2003 CVISN Team Meeting Minutes
• 2002 CVISN Team Meeting Minutes
• 2001 CVISN Team Meeting Minutes
• Presentations
• CVISN Documents/Articles
• CVO/CVISN Links

CVISN consists of three main components:

1. Electronic clearance;
2. Roadside safety inspections; and
3. Automated credentialing.

E-clearance is a system of transponders and readers that allow prequalified vehicles to remain on the mainline of the Interstate rather than pulling into a weight station. This allows enforcement officers at the station to focus their attention on those vehicles that may require a higher level of review.

Roadside safety inspections, which can include verification of the commercial vehicle's weight, are conducted at both weight inspection stations and from portable scales carried in the officers' vehicles. Officers perform safety inspections and input the data into laptop computers and then upload the data to safety systems at both the state and federal level.

Automated credentialing allows a carrier to apply for and receive operating credentials from its state electronically. It can also include the ability to apply for and receive oversize/overweight permits electronically.

For further information contact Paul Clark at Paul.Clark@dot.state.fl.us