Not all motor carriers are eligible to participate in the PrePass program. Only carriers with a history of safe operations are eligible to take advantage of the many benefits PrePass has to offer. To reward customers with a history of safe operations and help states focus enforcement efforts on carriers likely to need enforcement, PrePass has worked with member states to develop bypass eligibility criteria that is used to determine bypass frequencies and random pull-in rates for PrePass-equipped vehicles.
Interstate Carriers
For carriers that do business in multiple states, safety eligibility is based on a proprietary formula developed by PrePass called the PrePass Safety Algorithm 2 (PSA2).
As indicated by the table below, the PSA2 places carriers into specific classes based on each carrier’s SafeStat Safety Evaluation Area (SEA) scores. The PSA2 then compares the carrier’s driver and vehicle out-of-service (OOS) rates to national averages to determine the customer’s random pull-in rate that is applied as their transponder-equipped vehicles approach PrePass locations.
All safety data used to generate PSA2 scores is supplied by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and is updated regularly in the PrePass network. This information can also be viewed online at http://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov (select “Carrier Snapshot” for OOS figures and “SafeStat Online” for SEA values).
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| Class 1 |
3 SEAs greater than 75 |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Class 2 |
Driver & Vehicle SEA greater than 75 |
25% |
50% |
100% |
| Class 3 |
Safety Mgmt SEA greater than 75 and Driver or Vehicle SEA greater than 75 |
10% |
25% |
50% |
| Class 4 |
Driver or Vehicle SEA greater than 75 |
10% |
15% |
25% |
| Class 5 |
Safety Mgmt SEA greater than 75 |
5% |
15% |
25% |
| Class 6 |
SafeStat Category H & P (Gov't Vehicles; No Deficient SEA) |
5% |
5% |
5% |
| Class 7 |
SafeStat Category I and/or X (New carrier, no data) |
5%* |
15%* |
25% |
| *25% if new PrePass enrollment |
Intrastate Carriers
California
For PrePass customers registered to travel only in California, safety eligibility is based on compliance with California’s Biennial Inspection of Terminals (BIT) program, which specifies:
ü At least one terminal must have a satisfactory rating.
ü Any unrated terminals must have had their BIT inspection paid for.
ü No terminal can have an unsatisfactory rating in the past three years.
(Applies only to carriers with less than 10 terminals. Carriers with 10 or more terminals, please contact the PrePass Service Center for more information.)
Arizona or Virginia
Per state specifications, intrastate carriers in these states are not eligible to enroll in PrePass.
All Other States
For all other intrastate carriers, if you have a USDOT number and are a registered hazmat hauler, your safety eligibility is determined using the same PSA2 criteria used for interstate carriers.
If you do not have a USDOT number, or have a USDOT but do not carry hazmat, please contact the PrePass Service Center for more information about safety eligibility.