Kapsch wins 10-year E-ZPass contract

Kapsch TrafficCom IVHS has been selected by the E-ZPass Group, a coalition of 24 toll agencies in 14 US states, as vendor for a new 10-year technology and services contracts, subject to individual agency approval processes.
January 27, 2012 Read time: 2 mins

81 Kapsch TrafficCom IVHS has been selected by the E-ZPass Group, a coalition of 24 toll agencies in 14 US states, as vendor for a new 10-year technology and services contracts, subject to individual agency approval processes. As a result of the selection, Kapsch TrafficCom IVHS will continue to provide transponders, readers, ancillary equipment and services to support the operations of members of the E-ZPass Group, who collectively operate the largest interoperable toll collection system in the world with more than 21 million issued transponders and over 3,000 equipped lanes.

The selection of Kapsch was the result of a comprehensive, competitive procurement process in which the company’s proposal received the overall highest score and had the lowest cost. Evaluation elements included technical and non-technical criteria, as well as estimates for operating and transition costs.

In connection with announcement of the selection, E-ZPass Group chairman Donald Bell commented that the selection of Kapsch TrafficCom IVHS as technology vendor assures continued high accuracy rates at the industry’s most competitive prices.

"The award by the E-ZPass Group is a significant next step for Kapsch in the USA. This event highlights the extensive competence of Kapsch TrafficCom and will enable us to continue to expand our presence in North America even further in the coming years", stated Georg Kapsch, CEO of Kapsch TrafficCom.

Charging, Tolling & RUC

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Monitoring and transparency preserve enforcement's reputation
    July 30, 2012
    What can be done to preserve automated enforcement's reputation in the face of media and public criticism? Here, system manufacturers and suppliers talk about what they think are the most appropriate business models. Recent events in Italy only served to once again to push automated enforcement into the media spotlight. At the heart of the matter were the numerous alleged instances of local authorities and their contract suppliers of enforcement services colluding to illegally shorten amber signal phase tim
    Read More
  • National truck tolling scheme compensates for transit traffic
    July 13, 2012
    Q-Free's Per Frederik Ecker talks about the Slovak Republic's new truck tolling system, which is intended to compensate for the large amounts of transit traffic which passes through the country. In January this year Q-Free, together with Siemens, was awarded the contract to deliver the new national truck tolling scheme in the Slovak Republic. This will be operated by Slovakia SkyToll on a 13-year concession and Q-Free is supplying the central tolling and enforcement system, together with a three-year servic
    Read More
  • Asecap Days delves beneath the surface of tolling
    August 8, 2017
    Colin Sowman picks his highlights from Asecap’s 45th annual Study and Information Days in Paris. European tolling association Asecap holds annual Study & Information Days, provides delegates with updates on the latest moves and thinking in the tolling sector and is a key meeting place for concessionaires from 22 countries. The importance of road transport to the French economy was highlighted by the country’s director general of transport infrastructures, François Poupard, in the opening session. He told th
    Read More
  • Peter Bentley wins Max Lay Award
    October 27, 2021
    Prestigious ITS Australia gong for achievement will be presented to ITS veteran next February
    Read More

Highlighted Content