OAR 740-065-0000: Purpose

These rules are adopted by the Oregon Department of Transportation to: (1) Promote the development and use of the latest technologies to improve the operating efficiencies of the state and trucking industries in Oregon; (2) Promote the use and development of automated electronic systems operated by third party agents that accurately and reliably transmit, process and store operating data from motor carrier vehicles that allow the generation of tax reports and transmission of taxes and fees for the use of highways under Oregon Highway Use Tax, ORS 825.450, et seq.; and (3) Specify the procedures and requirements for the third party agents that operate the automated electronic systems and the motor carriers that choose to participate in this voluntary program.