Electronic Submission of Crash Reports: As of June 30, 2009, TraCS Florida became the second vendor, and only free vendor, to be approved by DHSMV for the electronic submission of crash reports from local agencies to the state! This means no more mailing crash reports.

Increased Legibility: Use of a computer based field reporting system has proven to increase the legibility of both forms created in the field. This reduces the number of citations that are returned to the agency by the courts, and improves the accuracy of the traffic data collected by the local agencies.

Increased Accuracy: A mag stripe reader can read the Florida driver license into TraCS driver or vehicle owner field. TraCS is also compatible with bar coded driver licenses. GPS devices can be attached to the laptop in the patrol car, sending a latitude and longitude to TraCS. Crashes and citations can be tied to a local records management systems or GIS. There are built-in HSMV edit checks to help avoid rejected forms.

Intuitive Interface: TraCS Florida works closely with the HSMV to provide electronic versions of the DHSMV forms, including: Long Crash Form, Update/Continuation, Short Crash Form, Uniform Traffic Citation and the DUI Citation. These electronic forms mimic the paper forms for ease of usage and require minimal training.

Data Validation: When a form is complete it has to be validated before it can be submitted to HSMV. HSMV Edit Rules are applied to the form for validation.

TraCS Florida is Free: The form have been developed by FAMU-FSU College of Engineering under grants funded by the Florida Department of Transportation Safety Office.

Compatible Technologies: TraCS makes use of a variety of data entry methods besides the keyboard. This includes mag stripe readers, bar code scanners, NCIC or FCIC inquiries and GPS receivers. Small light-weight maintenance-free thermal printers installed in the patrol car allow the forms to be printed on demand. TraCS is also configured to work with ticket writer impact printers.