While there’s often a difference between toll charges from a vehicle plate and toll charges from a transponder, what does that mean for a fleet’s operational budget – and what do fleet managers need to know in order to make the right decision for their company?
With a move towards ‘all electric tolling’ (AET), which allows motorists and trucks to travel at highway speeds through open-road tolling, it relies on license plates from a truck or trailer or in the case of a transponder, it communicates with toll authorities via radio signal.
Match the Vehicle plate to the owner’s account
Toll by plate:
Using camera-based ‘license plate readers’ (LPRs) mounted above the toll plaza, it captures images of the vehicle license plates. However, not all states require front license plates, so these systems rely on rear license plate images.
Toll agencies then attempt to match the captured plate photo or video to the vehicle’s registered owner. For out-of-state plates, it can take a while to determine ownership and often uses third-party vendors – and this cost is passed on to vehicle owners as plate-read or video tolling fees.
What about instances where a rear license plate isn’t visible or obscured by mud? To learn more about truck tolling by plate, download, ‘Pros and Cons of Truck Tolling by Plate’.
