Title: Performance evaluation of an RFID-based vehicle-miles-travelled revenue collection system

Authors: J. David Porter, David S. Kim, Hector A. Vergara, Myra D. Long, Daniel R. Staley

Addresses: Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University, 110 Covell Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-2407, USA. ' Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University, 121 Covell Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-2407, USA. ' Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University, 118 Covell Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-2407, USA. ' Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University, 118 Covell Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-2407, USA. ' Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University, 118 Covell Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-2407, USA

Abstract: In 2001, Oregon State University (OSU) in collaboration with the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Road User Fee Task Force (RUFTF) began investigating a Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT)-based alternative to the fuel tax. The culminating phase of this five year effort is the execution of a pilot test involving approximately 280 volunteer drivers. A specific VMT-based technology, referred to as the Pilot Test Technology Configuration (PTTC) will be used in the pilot test. This paper discusses the lessons learned in the design and development of the PTTC, especially the challenges faced with the use of RFID technology to identify and collect VMT data from equipped vehicles.

Keywords: congestion pricing; radio frequency identification; RFID; value pricing; vehicle miles travelled; VMT; revenue collection; performance evaluation; road pricing; congestion charges; USA; United States.

DOI: 10.1504/IJRFITA.2007.013142

International Journal of Radio Frequency Identification Technology and Applications, 2007 Vol.1 No.2, pp.164 - 186

Published online: 09 Apr 2007 *

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