Investigation of Truck Size and Weight Limits - Technical Supplement. Vol. 2. Truck and Rail Cost Effects of Truck Size and Weight Limits

Details

• Creators:
  Kochanowski, Richard J. ; Sullivan, Daniel P.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Freight transportation
  • Highway transportation
  • Trucking
  • Railroad transportation
  • Alternatives analysis
  • Costs
  • Operating costs
  • Axle loads
  • Weight
  • Freight cars
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-OST-80-6
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the Secretary
• Abstract:
  This volume presents reported truck and rail operating data and analytical methods developed to estimate changes in transportation prices attributable to specific sets of truck size and weight limits. A system of cost based "rates" (or average shipment charges) is developed for differentiating among specific truck and rail transport services by allocating full economic cost to appropriate vehicle payloads. The affects of various truck size and weight limits are examined in terms of changes in the competitive relationships among various highway and rail carrier services.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10461/dot_10461_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.47 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f1809897ae9f2442d89fb28f46e118d096cb9a182363239c10b46e9e58116cf8