TESS Status Briefing May 2017
Truck Enforcement and
Screening Station (TESS)Status Briefing
May 18, 2017
TESS Status Briefing May 2017
Welcome
Introductions – Key Personnel
➢ Glenn Leon Guerrero, DPW Director
➢ Felix Benavente, DPW Deputy Director
➢ Joaquin Blaz, DPW Acting Administrator, Highways Division
➢ Ben Guerrero, DPW TESS Supervisor
➢ Brady Nadell, PE, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Guam Transportation Program
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Update Summary
What is the current status of the TESS and implementation of the weight law?
➢The last industry meeting was held on March 15, 2017
➢Numerous companies have met with the DPW and voluntarily used the TESS to assess their own truck fleet
➢Since soft operations have begun, approximately 1239 trucks have been weighed and 1225 trucks have been cited (353 additional vehicles weighed and 352 additional vehicles cited since March 9, 2017)
➢DPW is continuing to weigh vehicles while refining operations at the TESS
➢DPW is planning for full enforcement of the law starting July 3, 2017
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Permits
The DPW will be issuing permits for companies having difficulties meeting the current vehicle weight law
➢Businesses can apply for a permit starting May 22, 2017 at the TESS facility
➢Once approved, business can make payment and pick up the permit at the DPW
➢For additional information or status of the permit, contact Mr. Ben Guerrero at 477-1767 or Ms. Linda Ibanez at 649-3155
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Permits
Allowable Permit Weights
TANDEM (2) TRIDEM (3)
Aggregate Material 41,000 49,000 +15,000 82,000
Animal Feed 39,000 47,000 +10,000 82,000
Building/Construction Material 41,000 49,000 +15,000 82,000
Consumable Liquid 36,000 44,000 +6,000 82,000
Dairy Products 41,000 49,000 +12,000 82,000
Home Improvement Supply 34,000 42,000 +2,000 80,000
Industrial Liquid 39,000 47,000 +10,000 85,000
Industrial Material 38,000 46,000 +6,000 84,000
Mixed Consumer Merchandise 38,000 46,000 +10,000 82,000
Refrigerated Foodstuff 41,000 49,000 +15,000 82,000
Non-Refrigerated Foodstuff 39,000 47,000 +10,000 82,000
Rice 41,000 49,000 +15,000 82,000
Sugar 41,000 49,000 +15,000 82,000
Metalware 41,000 49,000 +15,000 82,000Paper 38,000 46,000 +10,000 82,000
SEALED CONTAINER
CATEGORIES
20 FOOT CONTAINER ALLOWABLE PERMIT WEIGHTS (LBS)
AXLEΔ BRIDGE GROSS
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Permits
Allowable Permit Weights
TANDEM (2) TRIDEM (3)
Aggregate Material 41,000 49,000 +12,000 90,000
Animal Feed 41,000 49,000 +12,000 90,000
Building/Construction Material 41,000 49,000 +12,000 90,000
Consumable Liquid 38,000 46,000 +6,000 84,000
Dairy Products 40,000 48,000 +10,000 88,000
Home Improvement Supply 38,000 46,000 +6,000 84,000
Industrial Liquid 40,000 48,000 +10,000 88,000
Industrial Material 38,000 46,000 +6,000 84,000
Mixed Consumer Merchandise 39,000 47,000 +8,000 88,000
Refrigerated Foodstuff 41,000 49,000 +12,000 90,000
Non-Refrigerated Foodstuff 40,000 48,000 +10,000 88,000
Rice 41,000 49,000 +12,000 90,000
Sugar 41,000 49,000 +12,000 90,000
Metalware 40,000 48,000 +10,000 88,000Paper 40,000 48,000 +10,000 88,000
AXLEΔ BRIDGE GROSS
SEALED CONTAINER
CATEGORIES
40 FOOT CONTAINER ALLOWABLE PERMIT WEIGHTS (LBS)
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What Have We Learned?
In over 7 months of operation, we have found that:
➢ Of all the trucks weighed since October 5th, 1225 out of 1239 (99%) have been in violation of Guam’s current weight law. This does not account for all vehicles exiting the port of Guam
➢ Of those 1225 trucks, 1062 (87%) also violated the Guam’s former weight law
➢ Of the 1225 trucks who were in violation of the current law, 470 (38%) of those trucks violated the Gross Vehicle Weight limit of 80,000 pounds
➢ Of the remaining 755 trucks that were under the 80,000 pound limit, 731 (97%) violated the axle weight limit
➢ A total of approximately 150+ trucks were directed to the WIM but failed to stop and bypassed the TESS
➢ Approximately 14%* of all vehicles carrying load exiting the Port of Guam were found to be in violation of the current weight law based on the data supplied by the weigh in motion scales.
*This percentage accounts for only five (5) day’s worth of data. The DPW plans to continue collecting data to substantiate this finding. Vehicles that could not be read properly by the WIM scales due to driver error or vehicles that completely bypassed WIM scales are not included in the calculation of this percentage.
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What Have We Learned?
Here’s our results:
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Results
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
NO VIOLATION 1 to 2000 2000 to 4000 4000 to 6000 6000 to 8000 8000 to 10,000 Over 10,000
302
206
144
10987 84
293
NU
MB
ER O
F T
RU
CK
S
BRIDGE FORMULA WEIGHT OVER LEGAL LIMIT (POUNDS)
ALL POTENTIAL BRIDGE FORMULA VIOLATIONS (1225 REVIEWED)
Time Frame: October 5, 2016 to May 15, 2017
Numbers are based only on vehicles directed into the weigh facility. Does not account for all vehicles exiting the port.
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Results
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
NO VIOLATION 1 to 2000 2000 to 4000 4000 to 6000 6000 to 8000 8000 to 10,000 Over 10,000
25%
17%
12%
9%7% 7%
24%
29%
16%
11%
9%
5%
7%
22%
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TAG
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F T
RU
CK
S
BRIDGE FORMULA WEIGHT OVER LEGAL LIMIT (POUNDS)
ALL POTENTIAL BRIDGE FORMULA VIOLATIONS BY PERCENTAGE (1225 REVIEWED)
Oct-16 to May-17 (Overall)
Mar-17 to May 17
Time Frame: October 5, 2016 to May 15, 2017
Numbers are based only on vehicles directed into the weigh facility. Does not account for all vehicles exiting the port.
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Results
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
NO VIOLATION 1 to 2000 2000 to 4000 4000 to 6000 6000 to 8000 8000 to 10,000 over 10,000
29
259
350
223
162
93109
NU
MB
E O
F T
RU
CK
S
AXLE WEIGHT OVER LEGAL LIMIT (POUNDS)
ALL POTENTIAL AXLE WEIGHT VIOLATIONS (1225 REVIEWED)
Time Frame: October 5, 2016 to May 15, 2017
Numbers are based only on vehicles directed into the weigh facility. Does not account for all vehicles exiting the port.
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Results
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
NO VIOLATION 1 to 2000 2000 to 4000 4000 to 6000 6000 to 8000 8000 to 10,000 over 10,000
2%
21%
29%
18%
13%
8%9%
0%
26%
29%
17%
14%
7% 7%
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TAG
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F T
RU
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AXLE WEIGHT OVER LEGAL LIMIT (POUNDS)
ALL POTENTIAL AXLE WEIGHT VIOLATIONS BY PERCENTAGE (1225 REVIEWED)
Oct-16 to May-17 (Overall)
Mar-17 to May-17
Time Frame: October 5, 2016 to May 15, 2017
Numbers are based only on vehicles directed into the weigh facility. Does not account for all vehicles exiting the port.
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ResultsTime Frame: October 5, 2016 to May 15, 2017
Numbers are based only on vehicles directed into the weigh facility. Does not account for all vehicles exiting the port.
In-Depth Analysis of Axle Violations:
➢Vehicle Group In Consideration: 5 axle tractor semi-trailer combination ➢Accounts for 1069/1225 (87%) of citations
➢Of the 1069 vehicles, 21 (2%) are not in violation of any axle criteria
➢296 (28%) are in violation in both the tractor tandems and semi-trailer tandems
➢427 (40%) are in violation in the tractor tandems only
➢325 (30%) are in violation in the semi-trailer tandems only
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Results
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
NO VIOLATION 1 to 2000 2000 to 4000 4000 to 6000 6000 to 8000 8000 to 10,000 over 10,000
755
85 89 63 58 56119
NU
MB
ER O
F T
RU
CK
S
GROSS WEIGHT OVER LEGAL LIMIT (80,000 POUNDS)
ALL POTENTIAL GROSS WEIGHT VIOLATIONS (1225 REVIEWED)
Time Frame: October 5, 2016 to May 15, 2017
Numbers are based only on vehicles directed into the weigh facility. Does not account for all vehicles exiting the port.
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Results
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
NO VIOLATION 1 to 2000 2000 to 4000 4000 to 6000 6000 to 8000 8000 to 10,000 over 10,000
62%
7% 7%5% 5% 5%
10%
66%
8%5% 3% 4% 4%
9%
PER
CEN
TA
GE
OF
TRU
CK
S
GROSS WEIGHT OVER LEGAL LIMIT (80,000 POUNDS)
ALL POTENTIAL GROSS WEIGHT VIOLATIONS BY PERCENTAGE (1225 REVIEWED)
Oct-16 to May-17 (Overall)
Mar-17 to May-17
Time Frame: October 5, 2016 to May 15, 2017
Numbers are based only on vehicles directed into the weigh facility. Does not account for all vehicles exiting the port.
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Results
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
NO VIOLATION 1 to 2000 2000 to 4000 4000 to 6000 6000 to 8000 8000 to 10,000 over 10,000
302
206144
109 87 84
293
29
259
350
223162
93 109
755
85 8963 58 56
119NU
MB
ER O
F T
RU
CK
S
WEIGHT OVER LEGAL LIMIT (POUNDS)
ALL POTENTIAL AGGREGATE VIOLATIONS (1225 REVIEWED)
BRIDGE FORMULA VIOLATIONS AXLE WEIGHT VIOLATIONS GROSS WEIGHT VIOLATIONS
Time Frame: October 5, 2016 to May 15, 2017
Numbers are based only on vehicles directed into the weigh facility. Does not account for all vehicles exiting the port.
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Results
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
NO VIOLATION 1 to 2000 2000 to 4000 4000 to 6000 6000 to 8000 8000 to 10,000 over 10,000
25%
17%12%
9% 7% 7%
24%
2%
21%
29%
18%13%
8% 9%
62%
7% 7% 5% 5% 5%10%
PER
CEN
TAG
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F T
RU
CK
S
WEIGHT OVER LEGAL LIMIT (POUNDS)
ALL POTENTIAL AGGREGATE VIOLATIONS BY PERCENTAGE (1225 REVIEWED)
BRIDGE FORMULA VIOLATIONS AXLE WEIGHT VIOLATIONS GROSS WEIGHT VIOLATIONS
Time Frame: October 5, 2016 to May 15, 2017
Numbers are based only on vehicles directed into the weigh facility. Does not account for all vehicles exiting the port.
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Next Steps
What are the next steps before the law becomes effective?
➢Meetings and an education effort to assist companies in understanding how to become compliant
➢Continue to make the TESS facility and staff available to assess the tare weights of their fleet as well as refine the loading techniques
➢DPW will continue to refine its operating procedures in preparation for full implementation of the vehicle weight law
➢DPW will move forward with issuing permits for companies having difficulties meeting the current vehicle weight law
➢DPW is in the process of purchasing and developing implementation plans for portable scales to be used islandwide
➢Next industry meeting will be held on _________________
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Questions
Are there any questions?
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