​HELP Inc. Board of Directors Welcomes Four New Members

PHOENIX, AZ… The nation’s oldest non-profit public/private partnership serving the trucking industry and commercial truck safety enforcement welcomed four new board members at its spring board meeting earlier this month.

HELP Inc., which oversees PrePass and other truck safety services, accepted the appointments of three new public sector Board members. They are Kevin Biesty, Deputy Director, Arizona Department of Transportation; Jimmy Glascock, Deputy Chief, New Mexico State Police; and Lt. Allen England, Tennessee Highway Patrol. Chief Glascock also named Johnny Johnson, Managing Director of the New Mexico Trucking Association, as the State’s new private sector representative.

To ensure its services benefit both the public and private sectors, the HELP Board is comprised of an equal number of officials representing the public sector and the commercial trucking industry.

“These transportation and enforcement leaders are perfect additions to the HELP Board because they bring a wealth of knowledge about truck safety, enforcement and compliance to HELP’s future direction and policy-making,” said HELP President and Chief Executive Officer Karen Rasmussen. “All of our board members represent states that are expanding the number of PrePass-equipped sites so their input and guidance helps to ensure that HELP’s policies are equitable and prudent and that HELP is doing all that it can to ensure highway safety and efficiency.”

Currently, 542,000 qualified trucks are enrolled and electronically pre-screened and cleared for bypass in 32 states. With new PrePass sites consistently being added to the program and new weigh-in-motion (WIM) scales being built by HELP at many existing PrePass sites, compliant carriers enjoy the savings and safety that come from bypassing weigh stations and electronically paying their tolls without having to stop at toll booths.