Feasibility Of A National Heavy Vehicle Monitoring System
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Feasibility Of A National Heavy Vehicle Monitoring System
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Author : Lance R. Grenzeback
language : en
Publisher: Transportation Research Board National Research
Release Date : 1988
Feasibility Of A National Heavy Vehicle Monitoring System written by Lance R. Grenzeback and has been published by Transportation Research Board National Research this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Transportation categories.
Feasibility Of A National Heavy Vehicle Monitoring System Revised
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language : en
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Release Date : 1988
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Feasibility Of A National Heavy Vehicle Monitoring System
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Author : Arthur D. Little, Inc
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Feasibility Of A National Heavy Vehicle Monitoring System written by Arthur D. Little, Inc and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Trucks categories.
Regulation Of Weights Lengths And Widths Of Commercial Motor Vehicles
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Author : Transportation Research Board
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2005-07-14
Regulation Of Weights Lengths And Widths Of Commercial Motor Vehicles written by Transportation Research Board and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-07-14 with Transportation categories.
TRB Special Report 267 - Regulation of Weights, Lengths, and Widths of Commercial Motor Vehicles recommends the creation of an independent public organization to evaluate the effects of truck traffic, pilot studies of new truck designs, and a change in federal law authorizing states to issue permits for operation of larger trucks on the Interstates. In 1991, Congress placed a freeze on maximum truck weights and dimensions. Some safety groups were protesting against the safety implications of increased truck size and weight, and the railroads were objecting to the introduction of vehicles they deemed to have an unfair advantage. Railroads, unlike trucking firms, must pay for the capital costs of their infrastructure. The railroads contend that large trucks do not pay sufficient taxes to compensate for the highway damage they cause and the environmental costs they generate. Although Congress apparently hoped it had placed a cap on maximum truck dimensions in 1991, such has not proven to be the case. Carriers operating under specific conditions have been able to seek and obtain special exceptions from the federal freeze by appealing directly to Congress (without any formal review of the possible consequences), thereby encouraging additional firms to seek similar exceptions. In the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, Congress requested a TRB study to review federal policies on commercial vehicle dimensions. The committee that undertook the study that resulted in Special Report 267 found that regulatory analyses of the benefits and costs of changes in truck dimensions are hampered by a lack of information. Regulatory decisions on such matters will always entail a degree of risk and uncertainty, but the degree of uncertainty surrounding truck issues is uunusually high and unnecessary. The committee concluded that the uncertainty could be alleviated if procedures were established for carrying out a program oof basic and applied research, and if evaluation and monitoring were permanent components of the administration of trucking regulations. The committee recommended immediate changes in federal regulations that would allow for a federally supervised permit program. The program would permit the operation of vehicles heavier than would normally be allowed, provided that the changes applied only to vehicles with a maximum weight of 90,000 pounds, double trailer configurations with each trailer up to 33 feet, and an overall weight limit governed by the federal bridge formula. Moreover, enforcement of trucks operating under such a program should be strengthened, and the permits should require that users pay the costs they occasion. States should be free to choose whether to participate in the permit program. Those that elected to do so would be required to have in place a program of bridge management, safety monitoring, enforcement, and cost recovery, overseen by the federal government. The fundamental problem involved in evaluating proposals for changes in truck dimensions is that their effects can often only be estimated or modeled. The data available for estimating safety consequences in particular are inadequate and probably always will be. Thus, the committee that conducted this study concluded that the resulting analyses usually involve a high degree of uncertainty. What is needed is some way to evaluate potential changes through limited and carefully controlled trials, much as proposed new drugs are tested before being allowed in widespread use. The committee recommended that a new independent entity be created to work with private industry in evaluating new concepts and recommending changes to regulatory agencies. Limited pilot tests would be required, which would need to be carefully designed to avoid undue risks and ensure proper evaluation. Special vehicles could be allowed to operate under carefully controlled circumstances, just as oversize and overweight vehicles are allowed to operate under special permits in many states. Changes in federal laws and regulations would be required to allow states to issue such permits on an expanded network of highways, under the condition that a rigorous program of monitoring and evaluation be instituted.Special Report 269 Summary
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Author :
language : en
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Release Date : 1964
Report written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Highway research categories.
Truck Weight Limits
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Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for the Truck Weight Study
language : en
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Release Date : 1990
Truck Weight Limits written by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for the Truck Weight Study and has been published by Transportation Research Board this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Business & Economics categories.
To help assess proposals for further changes in federal truck weight limits, Congress requested this study through Section 158 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987. To conduct the study, the National Research Council convened a special Transportation Research Board committee with experts in pavements, bridges, highway safety, freight transportation economics, motor vehicle design, highway administration, motor carrier operations, and enforcement of motor vehicle regulations. The study focused on four issues identified in the study request that involve potential changes to federal weight limits for Interstate highways: (1) Elimination of existing grandfather provisions; (2) Alternative methods for determining gross vehicle weight and axle loadings; (3) Adequacy of the current federal bridge formula; and (4) Treatment of specialized hauling vehicles--garbage trucks, dump trucks, and other trucks with short wheel bases that have difficulty complying with the current federal bridge formula. For each of these issues, the study committee estimated the nationwide effects of changes in federal limits proposed by the trucking industry, highway agencies, and other groups. Projections of heavy-truck miles by type of truck, region of the country, highway functional class, and operating weight were developed for a base case and alternative truck weight regulatory scenarios. These projections were then used to estimate impacts on truck costs, pavements, bridges, and safety.
Report Of The Subcommittee On Truck Size And Weight Of The Aashto Joint Committee On Domestic Freight Policy
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Report Of The Subcommittee On Truck Size And Weight Of The Aashto Joint Committee On Domestic Freight Policy written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Trucking categories.
The U S Department Of Transportation S Comprehensive Truck Size And Weight Study Volume Iv Guide To Documentation
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
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Cities And Their Vital Systems
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Author : Advisory Committee on Technology and Society
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 1989
Cities And Their Vital Systems written by Advisory Committee on Technology and Society and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Social Science categories.
Cities and Their Vital Systems asks basic questions about the longevity, utility, and nature of urban infrastructures; analyzes how they grow, interact, and change; and asks how, when, and at what cost they should be replaced. Among the topics discussed are problems arising from increasing air travel and airport congestion; the adequacy of water supplies and waste treatment; the impact of new technologies on construction; urban real estate values; and the field of "telematics," the combination of computers and telecommunications that makes money machines and national newspapers possible.
Identifying And Quantifying Rates Of State Motor Fuel Tax Evasion
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Author : Mark R. Weimar
language : en
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Release Date : 2008
Identifying And Quantifying Rates Of State Motor Fuel Tax Evasion written by Mark R. Weimar and has been published by Transportation Research Board this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Law categories.
TRB¿s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 623: Identifying and Quantifying Rates of State Motor Fuel Tax Evasion explores a methodological approach to examine and reliably quantify state motor fuel tax evasion rates and support agency efforts to reduce differences between total fuel tax liability and actual tax collections.