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IRD Awarded $2.0 Million Weigh-in-Motion System for the State of Hawaii
IRD Awarded $2.0 Million Weigh-in-Motion System for the State of Hawaii PR News...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n IRD Awarded $2.0 Million Weigh-in-Motion System for the State of Hawaii\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n PR Newswire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n The new system at Kapalama includes the first tire safety screening system in\n \n Hawaii\n \n , which will help the State improve highway safety\n \n \n \n \n An integrated container reader system will help audit the transportation of containers into the State\n \n \n \n \n \n SASKATOON, SK\n \n ,\n \n Oct. 26, 2021\n \n /PRNewswire/ - International Road Dynamics Inc. (\"IRD\"), a Quarterhill Inc. (\"Quarterhill\") company (TSX: QTRH) (NASDAQ: QTRH) announced today that the Hawaii Department of Transportation (\"HDOT\") has awarded the Company a\n \n $2.0 million\n \n contract to supply a mainline Weigh-In-Motion (\"WIM\") sorting and electronic pre-clearance system at Kapalama on the island of\n \n Oahu\n \n . All financial information in this press release is reported in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise indicated.\n \n \n This agreement builds on IRD's longstanding relationship with HDOT. In addition to the WIM installation, the agreement will see IRD's initial deployment in\n \n Hawaii\n \n of its tire screening system that identifies unsafe trucks that have missing or underinflated tires and its container reader system that will give HDOT the ability to monitor container traffic entering the State.\n \n \n The Kapalama pre-clearance system (the \"System\") will identify commercial vehicles that are potentially in violation of weight restrictions or have tire anomalies and sort them into compliant vehicles that may bypass the weight enforcement station or noncompliant vehicles that must report for inspection at the station. IRD-PAT Bending Plate WIM scales were selected for the site to provide highly accurate vehicle weights when recorded at highway speeds. The System includes an overview camera, License Plate Reader, USDOT Reader, Container Reader, and Tire Anomaly and Classification System (\"TACS\"). TACS will screen commercial vehicles on both the main highway and on the inspection statio...