Transportation

Regardless of rising fuel costs and environmental worries, drivers in the U.S. continue to clog the nation’s highways—leading to almost routine backups and major delays for travelers. ACS helps cut through congestion with Electronic Toll Collection (ETC)—in fact, we process 50 percent of all ETC in the U.S., accounting for $3 billion in revenue per year. ACS supports all aspects of ETC operations, including account maintenance, autoload, transponder distribution and replacement, and violations processing. We also provide lane integration solutions, including Open Road Tolling (ORT), which allows drivers to pay tolls at highway speeds. ACS offers affordable solutions that cater to your unique toll collection needs, helping to reduce inefficiencies, congestion, and pollution—all while increasing revenue. ETC-type solutions can also be applied to manage congestion at transportation hubs (e.g., seaports), minimizing time trucks spend idling while waiting to offload cargo. 

Every year, state administrators face daunting challenges in providing motor vehicle services, both outward-facing services and behind the scenes. For customer-facing services, the public demands more effective government services that are delivered in a customer-friendly and expedient manner. For back-office services like tax collection and apportionment, agencies are expected to do more with less, while trying to yield increased revenues to shore up a diminished budget.

ACS addresses both issues with comprehensive services. Our offerings include systems for efficiently processing and tracking fuel taxes and registrations across states, as well as service centers for state departments of motor vehicles (DMVs) to handle vehicle registration, titling, driver licensing and permit issuance. ACS offers superior service in motor vehicle services by including a significant number of subject matter experts as part of our management, program and technical staff. Many of our staff are former state employees with direct experience in IRP (International Registration Plan), IFTA (International Fuel Tax Agreement), and the tracking of motor fuels; title and registration; and other DMV functions. With this expertise, ACS can better understand your challenges while developing custom features and program enhancements to save you both time and money.

The average driver might not give much thought to the parking meters that typically line the streets and avenues of most cities, but on-street parking services are both a challenge and an opportunity for city governments. Such programs can be improved in a number of ways that offer more convenience for consumers, reduced urban congestion, increased efficiencies and additional revenue. Customer service can be streamlined with convenient payment options such as Web and phone interfaces, while revenue collections can be increased with improved parking management tools including new devices for ticket issuance and more effective ticket collections programs, including those for out-of-state violators.

ACS also integrates multiple functions into a single responsibility center that increases accountability and leads directly to improved performance. Combining meter installation and management with parking ticket processing, adjudication support, and collections can help gain even more efficiency and revenue by allowing police and courts to focus on core criminal matters. Whatever priorities, requirements and goals you have for your parking program, ACS can help.

The best off-street parking solutions are seamless and convenient for both the individual and the entity managing the operations. Governments and private operators alike need robust and reliable products, competent project management, as well as comprehensive service and support. For over 25 years the ACS staff of professionals has delivered just that to the world’s busiest airports, hospitals, universities and municipalities.

Each application is designed to meet the unique requirements of that particular location. Reliable, comprehensive parking solutions can start as early as the roadway with Parking Guidance Systems directing patrons to open facilities.  With a multitude of access and payment options, the entry and exit process is quick and efficient. Revenue shrinkage is averted with auditing tools such as automatic License Plate Recognition (LPR). Reporting and facility management is easy and accurate with robust and comprehensive back office management solutions. ACS has a proven track record of implementing and supporting thousands of off-street parking installations, offering value and flexibility to local governments and private operators around the world.

Public safety is a major concern for most communities, one that borders on crisis as local populations continue to grow while staffing and budgets are continually cut. One way to help make a community’s streets safer while reducing the workload on EMS, EMT, hospital, fire and police employees is a well-run photo red light or speed enforcement program. Photo enforcement solutions can reduce collisions and their impact on the community while generating needed revenue through violator fines and fees.

More than 300 jurisdictions around the United States have speed or red light programs operating today, and studies show that red light cameras offer a significant deterrent while reducing the number of actual violations by 40 to 50 percent. ACS offers a variety of solutions—including red light, speed, work zone, school zone, and railroad crossing enforcement—each built on our expertise as an integrator and supported by our superior backend violations processing systems. ACS’ customized solutions provide peace of mind for your residents and increased revenue and resource availability for your municipality.

ACS is the leading integrator of Computer Aided Dispatch/Automatic Vehicle Location (CAD/AVL) systems, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies, and fare collection solutions for all modes of public transportation services as well as public works and school bus fleets. ACS systems enhance fleet management capabilities and streamline revenue collection while providing a wealth of dynamic information for transportation system managers, employees, and passengers to improve efficiency, enhance security, and increase ridership. ACS systems have been installed on over forty transportation fleets and on 30,000 vehicles worldwide.

ACS helps transportation system operators improve their productivity, situational awareness, and client satisfaction by delivering comprehensive, client-specific solutions based on leading-edge technologies. ACS’ highly efficient systems combine proven state-of-the-art technology with a wealth of experience, permanent innovation, and all-encompassing service.

In addition to our CAD/AVL systems, ACS provides and integrates the following technologies with its solutions.

• Private radio and cellular communications solutions
• Real-time and web-based passenger information systems
• Smartcard solutions and fare collection system technologies
• Next stop automated vehicle annunciation
• Automatic Passenger Counters
• Traffic signal priority integration
• Video security applications
• Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) management tools