Investigation of Truck Size and Weight Limits - Technical Supplement. Vol. 1. Analysis of Truck Payloads Under Various Limits of Size, Weight and Configuration

Details

• Creators:
  Mergel, Joseph J.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the Secretary
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Freight transportation
  • Laws
  • Load limits
  • Size
  • Size and weight regulations
  • Trucks
  • Trucks by weight
  • Vehicle capacity
  • Weight
  • Weight measurement
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-OST-80-3
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the Secretary
• NTL Classification:
  AGR-FREIGHT-Motor Carriers ; NTL-FREIGHT-Trucking Industry
• Abstract:
  This volume documents the results of an analysis of the impact that various truck size and weight limits have on the carrier equipment selection process as a result of changes, in the design payload and design density of individual trucks. An analysis of actual truck weight data confirmed the hypothesis that design payload approximates the actual payload of fully loaded trucks, and the importance of design density as a determinant of the loaded character of trucks. A relationship between the average load carried on full trucks and the average load carried on partially loaded trucks, and the relative mix of full and partially loaded trucks was developed.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11251/dot_11251_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.90 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:71c0d03c04328b470aa18b1703e7c168cbd9111cbab127f0d0b0634d701a415a