PHOENIX, AZ (March 2, 2004) – Enrollment in PrePass® has surpassed 250,000 trucks and continues to increase as drivers who make a living transporting goods across the U.S. recognize the added efficiency that PrePass brings to their trips. This significant milestone is the result of 48% growth in 2003 in the number of carriers using the technology.
“These PrePass-equipped trucks are bypassing weigh stations more than 2.4 million times each month, and the industry’s time and fuel savings associated with these bypasses are staggering,” said Dick Landis, President of HELP, Inc., the public-private partnership responsible for PrePass. “A truck saves at least five minutes and roughly one-half gallon of fuel with each successful bypass. That means PrePass saves the industry 200,000 hours of productive time and nearly 1 million gallons of fuel each and every month, which is more valuable than ever with the implementation of the new hours of service rules.”
PrePass is the first commercially available, coast-to-coast electronic preclearance system that enables qualified motor carriers to comply electronically with state weight, safety and credential requirements while traveling at normal highway speeds. Motor carrier participation is strictly voluntary and is subject to state safety qualification standards.
Important milestones surpassed to date include:
· More than 250,000 trucks representing more than 30,000 carriers enrolled in the system
· More than 240 sites deployed nationwide
· 100 million bypasses to date
· 24 participating states
Launched in California in 1995, PrePass is operational at 242 locations with many more coming soon. Twenty-four states have deployed PrePass, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
The national PrePass system is operated by ACS, Inc. for HELP, Inc. ACS, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) is a premier provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) and information technology (IT) solutions to commercial and government clients worldwide. ACS is a Fortune 500 company with more than 40,000 people supporting client operations in nearly 100 countries.