July 11, 2014
NESBIT, Mississippi — Maj. Dennis Hopper had an apt description of the gadget that sat along the road at the MDOT weigh station on Interstate 55 in DeSoto County.
“It is like something out of James Bond,” Hopper said about the infrared camera that scans a truck’s heat signature to see if its braking system is working properly. “It is part of our smart roadside system because we do more at our stations than just weigh the trucks.”