Abstract:
Vehicle overloading causes premature deterioration of road investments and poses a
threat to road safety. To remedy this situation, the Brazilian government invested in
Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) developments that resulted in the modernization and diversification
of the vehicle overload control strategies in the country. The objective of this presentation
is to help countries in the African continent to modernize their weigh enforcement
strategies, by sharing the experience of Intercomp and Fiscal Tech in Brazil.
The presentation shows the Intercomp WIM sensors and scales in action, as part of full
solutions developed by its partner integrator Fiscal Tech. The solutions developed by
Fiscal Tech with Intercomp scales and sensors currently support 3 modes of WIM for
direct enforcement in Brazil: Fixed LS-WIM; Mobile LS-WIM; and HS-WIM for preselection
and for direct enforcement.
The target audience for this presentation are African stakeholders with influence over the
modernization of vehicle overload control in their respective countries. By sharing this
experience, Intercomp and Fiscal Tech invite these local stakeholders to discuss the
implementation of similar strategies in the African continent.
