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The purpose of this report is to present the feasibility, cost and benefits of foil implementation of the Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) pilot demonstration project (formerly the Commercial Vehicle Information System (CVIS). The PRISM demonstration project was developed through a cooperative agreement between the Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Motor Carriers (OMC) and the Iowa Department of Transportation (lADOT). In addition to Iowa, four other States - Colorado. Indiana. Minnesota and Oregon participated In the PRISM pilot demonstration project.
The PRISM feasibility study was mandated by Congress to explore the potential of linking the commercial vehicle registration process to the safety fitness of a rapidly growing motor carrier industry. The intent of Congress as stated in Section 4003 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 was to link the motor carrier safety information network system of the Department of Transportation and similar State systems with the motor vehicle registration and licensing systems of the states" to achieve two purposes:
determine the safety fitness of the motor carrier prior to issuing license plates; and
cause the carrier to improve Its safety performance through an improvement process, and, where
necessary, the application of sanctions.
The pilot program ended In September 1997 and this report summarizes the results of the feasibility study
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