Bring Truck Routing
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Create your Vinkius account to connect Road511 Trucking to CrewAI and start using all 10 AI tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code. No hosting, no server setup — just connect and start using.
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What is the Road511 Trucking MCP Server?
Connect your Road511 Trucking API to any AI agent and take full control of North American truck route planning, bridge clearance verification, weigh station awareness, truck stop discovery, and weight restriction monitoring through natural conversation.
What you can do
- STAA Truck Routes — Access 479,000+ STAA-designated truck route segments and NHFN freight corridors
- Bridge Clearances — Query 621,000+ National Bridge Inventory records for vertical clearance heights
- Weight Restrictions — Monitor seasonal and permanent weight restrictions across all jurisdictions
- Truck Stops — Find truck stops and travel plazas with fuel, amenities, and parking information
- Truck Parking — Locate truck parking facilities with availability data for HOS compliance planning
- Weigh Stations — Track weigh station locations, hours, and bypass program participation
- Rest Areas — Find rest areas and driver facilities along major highway corridors
- Truck Incidents — Monitor traffic incidents, construction, and closures affecting truck routes
- System Health — Check API health and data source status across 65 jurisdictions
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your Road511 API key (free 14-day trial available)
- Start monitoring trucking data from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
No more navigating multiple state 511 websites or manually checking truck route compliance. Your AI acts as a dedicated trucking analyst and route planning assistant.
Who is this for?
- Fleet Dispatchers — plan compliant routes, check bridge clearances, and locate truck stops and parking
- Owner-Operators — find weigh stations, rest areas, and monitor weight restrictions before trips
- Logistics Planners — analyze freight corridors, track disruptions, and optimize truck routing
- Safety Managers — verify bridge clearances, monitor incidents, and ensure weight compliance
Built-in capabilities (10)
Returns bridge location coordinates, clearance height in feet/meters, bridge identifier, road name, and jurisdiction. Supports filtering by jurisdiction, bounding box, and radius search. Essential for truck height compliance planning, low bridge avoidance, oversized load routing, and fleet safety management. AI agents should use this when users ask "find low bridges under 14 feet on I-95", "what bridge clearances exist in this area", or need vertical clearance data for truck route planning. Get bridge clearance heights from the National Bridge Inventory for truck route planning
Returns facility names, locations, available amenities (restrooms, vending, picnic areas, pet areas, RV/truck parking), operating hours, and jurisdiction. Supports filtering by jurisdiction, bounding box, and radius search. Essential for driver rest planning, HOS compliance stops, facility identification along routes, and driver comfort services. AI agents should reference this when users ask "show rest areas along I-90 in Montana", "find rest stops with truck parking near this point", or need rest area data for driver scheduling and route planning. Get rest areas and driver facilities along highways across US and Canada
Returns incident type, severity, affected roads, start and end times, descriptions, detour information, and geometry. Supports filtering by jurisdiction, road name, severity, status, and geographic area. Essential for route disruption awareness, detour planning, delivery time estimation, and freight safety. AI agents should use this when users ask "show incidents affecting truck routes in Illinois", "is there construction on I-80 in Pennsylvania", or need current traffic incident data for truck route planning. Get traffic incidents affecting truck routes including closures, construction, and advisories
Returns parking facility names, locations, capacity information, real-time availability (where available), amenity details, and jurisdiction. Supports filtering by jurisdiction, bounding box, and radius search. Essential for Hours of Service (HOS) compliance planning, rest stop scheduling, parking shortage awareness, and safe stopping location identification. AI agents should reference this when users ask "where can I park my truck near Chicago", "show truck parking availability along I-70", or need parking location data for HOS-compliant route planning. Get truck parking availability and locations across US and Canada
Returns route geometry, jurisdiction, route designation, and descriptive information. Supports filtering by jurisdiction (state/province), bounding box, and radius search from coordinates. Essential for truck route planning, freight corridor analysis, compliance verification, and logistics routing. AI agents should use this when users ask "show me STAA truck routes in California", "find NHFN corridors in Texas", or need official truck-designated highway data for route planning and compliance. Get STAA truck routes and NHFN freight corridors across US and Canada
Returns stop names, addresses, coordinates, available services (fuel, food, showers, repair), and operating hours. Supports filtering by jurisdiction, bounding box, and radius search. Essential for trip planning, fuel stop scheduling, driver rest planning, and freight corridor services identification. AI agents should use this when users ask "find truck stops along I-80 in Iowa", "show travel plazas within 50 miles of this point", or need truck stop locations for route planning and driver scheduling. Get truck stops and travel plazas across US and Canada for trip planning
Returns API availability, response times, data source connectivity per jurisdiction, last update timestamps, and system alerts. Essential for monitoring API reliability, verifying data freshness, troubleshooting integration issues, and ensuring production system uptime. AI agents should use this as a diagnostic tool when users report missing trucking data, when debugging integration issues, or as a periodic health check before making complex trucking data queries. Check API health and trucking data source status
Returns counts of truck routes, bridge clearances, weigh stations, truck stops, parking facilities, active incidents, and data source status. Essential for data coverage awareness, system health monitoring, and understanding data availability by region. AI agents should use this when users ask "how many truck stops are in the system", "is the Texas weigh station data current", or need a system-wide overview of trucking data quality and coverage. Get summary statistics and data source health for trucking data across all jurisdictions
Returns station names, locations, operating hours, bypass program participation (PrePass, Drivewyze, NORPASS), open/closed status, and jurisdiction. Supports filtering by jurisdiction, bounding box, and radius search. Essential for compliance planning, bypass program routing, weigh stop scheduling, and weight inspection awareness. AI agents should use this when users ask "show weigh stations on I-5 in Oregon", "are there open weigh stations near this location", or need weigh station data for route planning and compliance management. Get weigh station locations and status across US and Canada
Returns restriction details including affected roads, weight limits, effective dates, restriction type (seasonal, permanent, temporary), severity, and jurisdiction. Supports filtering by jurisdiction, road name, severity, and geographic area. Essential for weight compliance verification, seasonal route planning, load planning, and avoiding weight violation fines. AI agents should reference this when users ask "are there seasonal weight restrictions in Minnesota right now", "show weight limits on this route", or need current weight restriction data for freight planning. Get truck weight restrictions including seasonal restrictions across US and Canada
Why CrewAI?
When paired with CrewAI, Road511 Trucking becomes a first-class tool in your multi-agent workflows. Each agent in the crew can call Road511 Trucking tools autonomously, one agent queries data, another analyzes results, a third compiles reports, all orchestrated through Vinkius with zero configuration overhead.
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Multi-agent collaboration lets you decompose complex workflows into specialized roles, one agent researches, another analyzes, a third generates reports, each with access to MCP tools
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CrewAI's native MCP integration requires zero adapter code: pass Vinkius Edge URL directly in the
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Built-in task delegation and shared memory mean agents can pass context between steps without manual state management, enabling multi-hop reasoning across tool calls
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Sequential and hierarchical crew patterns map naturally to real-world workflows: enumerate subdomains → analyze DNS history → check WHOIS records → compile findings into actionable reports
Road511 Trucking in CrewAI
Why run Road511 Trucking with Vinkius?
The Road511 Trucking connection runs on our fully managed, secure cloud infrastructure. We handle the hosting, maintenance, and security so you don't have to deal with servers or code. All 10 tools are ready to work instantly without any complex setup.
You stay in complete control of your data. Your AI only accesses the information you approve, keeping your sensitive passwords and private details completely safe. Plus, with automatic optimizations, your AI works faster and more efficiently.
* Every connection is hosted and maintained by Vinkius. We handle the security, updates, and infrastructure so you don't have to write code or manage servers. See our infrastructure
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Professionals who connect Road511 Trucking to CrewAI through Vinkius don't need to write code, manage servers, or worry about security. Everything is pre-configured, secure, and runs automatically in the background.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ready-to-use MCPs | Find and configure each manually | 4,000+ MCPs ready to use |
| Connection Setup | Manual coding & server setup | 1-click instant connection |
| Server Hosting | You host it yourself (needs 24/7 uptime) | 100% hosted & managed by Vinkius |
| Security & Privacy | Stored in plaintext config files | Bank-grade encrypted vault |
| Activity Visibility | Blind execution (no logs or tracking) | Live dashboard with real-time logs |
| Cost Control | Runaway AI token spend risk | Automatic budget limits |
| Revoking Access | Must delete files or code to stop | 1-click disconnect button |
How Vinkius secures
Road511 Trucking for CrewAI
Every request between CrewAI and Road511 Trucking is protected by our secure gateway. We automatically keep your sensitive data private, prevent unauthorized access, and let you disconnect instantly at any time.
Frequently asked questions
Can my AI check for low bridges on a truck route in California?
Yes! Use the get_bridge_clearances tool with jurisdiction=CA to get all bridge clearance data for California. You can also filter by bounding box or radius from specific coordinates. The API returns bridge locations, clearance heights in feet, bridge identifiers, and road names. This is essential for truck height compliance planning and avoiding low-bridge incidents.
How do I find truck parking near a specific location for HOS compliance?
Use the get_truck_parking tool with lat, lon, and radius parameters to find truck parking facilities near your current location. For example: lat=41.8781, lon=-87.6298, radius=50 finds parking within 50km of Chicago. Results include facility names, coordinates, capacity information, and amenity details. This is critical for Hours of Service (HOS) compliance planning and safe rest stop identification.
Are there any seasonal weight restrictions affecting my route right now?
Use the get_weight_restrictions tool with jurisdiction and status=active to find all current weight restrictions in a state or province. You can also filter by specific road name (e.g., road=I-94) to check restrictions on a particular highway. Returns restriction details, weight limits, effective dates, and affected road segments. Essential for avoiding weight violation fines and planning compliant loads.
How does CrewAI discover and connect to MCP tools?
CrewAI connects to MCP servers lazily. when the crew starts, each agent resolves its MCP URLs and fetches the tool catalog via the standard tools/list method. This means tools are always fresh and reflect the server's current capabilities. No tool schemas need to be hardcoded.
Can different agents in the same crew use different MCP servers?
Yes. Each agent has its own mcps list, so you can assign specific servers to specific roles. For example, a reconnaissance agent might use a domain intelligence server while an analysis agent uses a vulnerability database server.
What happens when an MCP tool call fails during a crew run?
CrewAI wraps tool failures as context for the agent. The LLM receives the error message and can decide to retry with different parameters, fall back to a different tool, or mark the task as partially complete. This resilience is critical for production workflows.
Can CrewAI agents call multiple MCP tools in parallel?
CrewAI agents execute tool calls sequentially within a single reasoning step. However, you can run multiple agents in parallel using process=Process.parallel, each calling different MCP tools concurrently. This is ideal for workflows where separate data sources need to be queried simultaneously.
Can I run CrewAI crews on a schedule (cron)?
Yes. CrewAI crews are standard Python scripts, so you can invoke them via cron, Airflow, Celery, or any task scheduler. The crew.kickoff() method runs synchronously by default, making it straightforward to integrate into existing pipelines.
MCP tools not discovered
Ensure the Edge URL is correct. CrewAI connects lazily when the crew starts. check console output.
Agent not using tools
Make the task description specific. Instead of "do something", say "Use the available tools to list contacts".
Timeout errors
CrewAI has a 10s connection timeout by default. Ensure your network can reach the Edge URL.
Rate limiting or 429 errors
Vinkius enforces per-token rate limits. Check your subscription tier and request quota in the dashboard. Upgrade if you need higher throughput.
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