Relating to a weigh station preclearance program and associated systems and devices for use by commercial motor vehicles

department of transportation. If the DOT administers a preclearance program, the bill requires the DOT to determine which weigh stations shall participate in the preclearance program and all preclearance system providers’ devices and platforms shall be treated uniformly. The bill requires the DOT to set the criteria for the preclearance program and such criteria shall be applied equally to all preclearance systems, devices, and platforms. Such criteria may include but is not limited to safety history, weight, and credential status. For the purpose of the preclearance program, the bill authorizes all commercial mobile radio services network devices and dedicated short-range communications devices to be used as transponders so long as all software and hardware from the provider of the system within which the device operates that is necessary for the DOT’s use of the provider’s system is made available to the DOT at no cost to the DOT, the preclearance device software and hardware meets the requirements of the FMCSA for core compliance with the CVISN electronic screening truck inspection and weigh station preclearance standards, all in-vehicle equipment is operated in compliance with Iowa law and applicable federal law and regulations relating to distracted driving, and the system within which the device operates is capable of interacting with applicable weigh-in-motion systems.