Optimizing the analysis of routing oversize/overweight loads to provide efficient freight corridors.

Details

• Creators:
  Russell, Eugene R. ; Landman, E. Dean
• Corporate Creators:
  Kansas State University. Transportation Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  Kansas. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Materials & Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Oversize loads
  • Overweight loads
  • Freight transportation
  • Trucks
  • Shipping
  • Oversize/overweight loads
  • Freight corridor
  • Superload
  • Freight trucks
  • Shipping
• Publication/ Report Number:
  K-TRAN: KSU-11-4
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Kansas
• Edition:
  Final report; Nov. 2010¿Feb. 2012.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Kansas. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The subject of this report is limited specifically to Kansas’ highways. Current features of the State ; Highway System were looked at to determine corridors that do not limit Oversize/Overweight (OS/OW) ; vehicles, or that limit loads to varying degrees. Now that roundabouts are becoming more common ; throughout the state and the nation, many individuals, both in the public and private sectors, believe that the ; main concern for efficient movement of oversized loads are roundabouts that were being constructed. ; However, information that has been collected indicates that vertical clearance, diamond interchanges, curbs, ; non-removable signs, enhancements at pedestrian crosswalks all limit the ability for over-length loads to ; make turns to varying degrees. While it is not usually feasible to remove structures with limited vertical ; clearance, it is feasible to develop policies to better control OS/OW movements. ; There is a trade-off between what shippers might want to move and what the agencies responsible for the ; design of the highway/street system can provide. The use of a steerable rear axle has allowed many oversize ; loads to make crucial turns at intersections or at ramps of interchanges that were previously a barrier. The ; vertical height restriction of low clearance structures is not easily solved. Developing a freight network ; which includes segments where selected OS/OW vehicles can be accommodated is becoming increasingly ; important. There is an economic benefit to the State of Kansas to allow OS/OW loads and this should be ; balanced with the economic burden of providing this ever increasing demand on public roads.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  C1885
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24591/dot_24591_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.39 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:638cea70b3162c41efee0a4a3155fd6d7c1ae1310557a311b10e15f5967a6c8c