toll transponder

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  1. mejiera

    mejiera Bobtail Member

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    which toll transponder has the most coverage ? Was thinking about getting ez pass but it only covers the north east is there an option that covers all 48 states?
     
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    I heard the i pass is good. If you hit illinois, you can go in at a toll plaza and get one. I have been told.


    Edit: I plan and getting the same. Pay by plate has gotten very expensive.
     
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    The carrier I am leased to gave me a Best Pass and their website says it is good an all major toll roads. I don’t carry the pass in my rig, but my license plate is registered and it works when my EZ Pass does not pick up if I have a large unit over the cab. I am not sure which toll roads are not considered major. 85A06BFB-997A-4732-9A28-01CAEC3EA5FA.png
     
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    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Part of the Map-21 legislation in 2012 mandated that toll road transponders be usable nationwide. Deadline for this was in 2016, but I don't know if it happened.
     
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    They missed the deadline. They may be working on it, but they didn’t meet it in 2016.
     
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    E Z Pass Elite works in 48 States
     
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    The first time I traveled a new toll road in Houston I saw the EZ sign from a distance and thought it was EZ Pass, but it wasn’t. 19B7810A-9D08-4314-A4DC-6035658E322A.png
     
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    Are you referring to the Pre Pass Elite? C387E746-38FA-4BF4-8FB4-B04170EF8E08.png
     
  9. Brandt

    Brandt Road Train Member

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    I had Illinois I-pass when I had my own truck. Its cheap to get the only thing I did not like was it takes 24 hours to update the balance in EZ pass system. So if you put $150 on I-pass it would take 24 hours before it would work on the EZ pass system. You can hit $250 in toll quickly in the northeast on EZ pass system.

    I drive company truck now and they got Best Pass. It's has EZ pass transponder plus the white Best Pass transponder all in one plastic holder that hooked to windshield
     
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    I hate that 24 hour wait time..I found out the hard way about the 24 hour thing.
     
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