Oregon expands truck preclearance options

Nov. 15, 2019

SALEM – Motor carriers that use the DriveWyze preclearance application will now be able to use it at 10 of Oregon’s preclearance locations.

The Oregon Department of Transportation has been working with DriveWyze to allow the use of their preclearance program at Motor Carrier Transportation Division’s Green Light sites. During November, 10 sites in Oregon will be up and running.

In order to ensure compatibility with the DriveWyze application, several upgrades were made to the system. ODOT will continue to bring the remaining as connectivity and infrastructure upgrades are completed. In recognition of the rising costs of doing business, we want your experience in Oregon to be as easy and efficient as possible.

More information

Find out more here: https://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/MCT/Pages/GreenLightProgram.aspx

Speaking of Green Light – did you know you can enroll and manage your Pre-Pass transponders through Trucking OnLine? Find out more at https://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/MCT/Pages/OregonTruckingOnline.aspx.

Or you can call our contact center at 503-378-6699.

About Green Light

The Green Light Program, launched by the Oregon Department of Transportation in 1999, allows trucks that qualify to bypass inspection and scale locations equipped with the Green Light System. The trucking companies and drivers must be in good standing, and the trucks must not be due for periodic mechanical inspection.

As a qualified truck approaches a preclearance site, its transponder gives the driver a “green light” to bypass the ODOT inspection station.

The program has many benefits:
* It saves the trucking industry money in terms of fuel consumption and drivers’ time.
* It speeds delivery time for trucking companies’ customers
* It reduces exhaust emissions by reducing low-speed engine idling and acceleration to resume highway speed.
* It saves taxpayer money by focusing ODOT inspection staff and resources at inspection sites.
* It saves time for other motorists by reducing the potential for highway backups on the inspection site off-ramps

News media contact: David House, david.j.house@odot.state.or.us or 503-945-5270.

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