Automation of Overweight Truck Permit Process for Michigan Trains: Final Report

80 Pages·1996·0.89 MB·English

by  Whitford, Robert K.

SCHOOL OF
CIVIL ENGINEERING
INDIANA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JOINT HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROJECT
FHWA/IN/JHRP-96/24
Final Report
AUTOMATION OFOVERWEIGHTTRUCKS
PERMIT PROCESS FOR MICHIGAN TRAINS
Robert K. Whitford
David P. Moffett
UNIVERSITY

FHWA/IN/JHRP-96/24
FinalReport
AUTOMATIONOFOVERWEIGHTTRUCKPERMITPROCESS
FOR
MICHIGANTRAINS
by
RobertK. Whitford
ProfessorofCivilEngineering
and
DavidP. Moffett
GraduateResearchAssistant
JointHighwayResearchProject
ProjectNo. C-36-730
FileNo. 3-4-15
PreparedinCooperationwiththe
IndianaDepartment ofTransportationand
U.S. DepartmentofTransportation
FederalHighwayAdministration
Thecontentsofthisreportreflecttheviewsoftheauthors, who areresponsibleforthefactsand
accuracyofthedatapresentedherein. Thecontentsdonotnecessarilyreflecttheofficialviewsor
policiesoftheIndianaDepartmentofTransportationortheFederalHighwayAdministrationat
thetimeofpublication. Thisreportdoesnot constituteastandard, specification, orregulation.
PurdueUniversity
WestLafayette, IN 47907
December 1996
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TECHNICALREPORTSTANDARDTITLEPAGE
1. ReportNo. 2. GovernmentAccessionNo. 3.Recipient'sCatalogNo.
FHWA/LN/JHRP-96/24
4.TitleandSubtitle 5. ReportDale
December,1996
AutomationofOverweightTruckPermitProcessforMichiganTrams
6. PerformingOrganizationCode
7.Authors) 8.PerformingOrganizationReportNo.
RobertK.WhitfordandDavidP.Moffett FHWA/IN/JHRP-96/24
9.PerformingOrganizationNameandAddress 10.WorkUnitNo.
JointHighwayResearchProject
1284CivilEngineeringBuilding
PurdueUniversity 11. ContractorGrantNo.
HPR-2039
WestLafayette,Indiana 47907-1284
12. SponsoringAgencyNameandAddress 13. TypeofReportandPeriodCovered
IndianaDepartmentofTransportation FinalReport
StateOfficeBuilding
100NorthSenateAvenue
Indianapolis,IN46204 14. SponsoringAgencyCode
15. SupplementaryNotes
PreparedincooperationwiththeIndianaDepartmentofTransportationandFederalHighwayAdministration.
16. Abstract
TechnicalguidancewasprovidedbyPurdueUniversitytotheIndianaDepartmentofTransportationregardingspecificissues
aroundtheautomationofpermitissuanceforoverweightandoversizedvehiclesonaspecificpieceofhighwayinNorthwest
Indiana. Supportingthisguidancewerefourcommentarieswhichwere:
1. FunctionalSpecificationforAutomationofMichiganTrains
2. DraftCommentaryonTouchTone™/VoiceResponseSystemSecurityforMchiganTrains
3 DraftCommentaryonTouchTone™/VoiceResponseSystemVendorforMichiganTrains
4. DraftCommentaryonTouchTone™/VoiceResponseSystemAuditabilityforMichiganTrains
Theseareincludedasappendicestothisreport.
17. Keywords 18. DistributionStatement
permitting, automation,specification. Norestrictions. Thisdocumentisavailabletothepublic
throughtheNationalTechnicalInformationService,
Springfield,VA22161
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Table ofContents
Page
Chapter 1 -ProjectOverview 1
Chapter2-ImplementationPlan 4
AppendixA-InitialProposal 5
AppendixB -Functional SpecificationforAutomationofMichiganTrains 12
AppendixC -DraftCommentaryonTouchTone™/VoiceResponseSystem 26
SecurityforMichiganTrains
AppendixD-DraftCommentaryonTouchTone™/VoiceresponseSystem 29
VendorforMichiganTrains
AppendixE-DraftCommentaryonTouchTone™/VoiceresponseSystem 32
AuditabilityforMichiganTrainsVoiceResponseScenarios
Figure
FlowChartofPermitProcess 2

CHAPTER
1
ProjectOverview
Following the study on Permit Procedures for Overweight Trucks,' a quick study to
determinehowtheMichiganTrainspermittingprocess shouldbe automatedwas conducted. The
quick study, which mainly was used to glue [1] to an implementation utilizing the knowledge
already gained, was requestedbyINDOT inJuly of1995. During the execution ofthis study, it
was determined that the Indiana Governor had ordered the creation of a "one-stop shop" to
service all truck permitting & licensing needs. This "one-stop shop" ultimately would need to
reside within the Indiana Department ofRevenue (EDR) instead ofthe Indiana Department of
Transportation as they already had the majority ofthe otherpermitting and licensing functions.
The Purdue team thus worked with INDOT, the Department ofRevenue and finally the state's
centralservicesto developaMichiganTrainpermittingsolution.
Because oftheir expertise in the overweight truck permit process and in-depth computer
knowledge, Purdue was asked to provide services by assigning Mr. David Moffett and Dr.
RobertWhitford. Theworkplantheyundertookwas:
1. To evaluate alternative implementation schema, considering the various systems
available on the market, especially those being used in the banking industry, and
develop an understanding of the potential for the present Indiana Department of
Revenue Computer to accommodate the added equipment and software required to
effecttheMichiganTrainautomaticpermitprocess.
2. Torecommendfromthesealternativesasingleapproachforimplementation.
3. To generate a functional/operating specification for the system. This specification is
presented in Appendix B. The related flow chart is shown as
1. Moffett,DavidP.andWhitford,RobertK., DevelopmentofAnnualPermitProcedureforOverweightTrucksonIndianaHighways,
FHWA/IN/JHRP-95/5FinalReport,December31,1995.