Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)

The goal of the national CVISN effort is to foster a crash-free environment and enhance performance-based safety management for commercial vehicles in both the public and private sectors. CVISN will enable electronic information exchange among authorized stakeholders via open standards.

CVISN in Maine is a multi-agency project intended to improve the safety and administrative processes relative to commercial motor vehicle operations in Maine. This project is part of a larger effort relating to Intelligent Transportation Systems for Commercial Vehicle Operations (ITS/CVO).

Active participants of the ITS/CVO and CVISN efforts include:

• (MDOT) Safety Management Section 

• (MDOT) Office of Freight Transportation 

• Bureau of Motor Vehicles

• Maine State Police

• Maine Motor Transport Association

• Bureau of Taxation

• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

• Maine Turnpike Authority

• Maine Violations Bureau

Since its inception in August 1996, this group has developed a master plan and introduced a number of improvements. Some of these improvements include:

• implementation of a single common USDOT number for motor carriers;

• elimination of multiple business names for commercial carriers;

• development of an ITS/CVO Business Plan;

• development of a data mapping report to identify motor carrier data in State government for linkage.

• development of a Unified Motor Carrier Administration Management System (UMCAMS), which implements the first phase of the ITS/CVO Business Plan's identified commercial vehicle registration and safety needs.

The work group is currently implementing the preliminary phase of motor carrier data consolidation and linkage.

Status: This is an ongoing long-term program intended to improve the safety performance of commercial carriers in Maine.

For more information regarding CVISN please visit the Federal Highway Administration Website  or Intelligent Transportation Systems

This page last updated on 6/29/05