Aligning oversize/overweight fees with agency costs : critical issues.

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• Creators:
  Adams, Teresa ; Perry, Ernest ; Schwartz, Andrew ; Gollnik, Bob ; Kang, Myungook ; Bittner, Jason ; Wagner, Steve
• Corporate Creators:
  National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Permits
  • Fees
  • Oversize loads
  • Overweight loads
  • State departments of transportation
  • Motor carriers
  • Cost recovery
  • Best practices
  • Surveys
  • Policy analysis
• Publication/ Report Number:
  CFIRE 03-17
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Wisconsin. Dept. of Transportation
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-FREIGHT-FREIGHT ; NTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE ; NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICY
• Abstract:
  This project provides an elementary analysis of issues and a proposed framework for the state to evaluate cost recovery options ; due to OSOW operations. The authors provide a review of current permitting practices, provide a sampling of fee structures, and ; outline preliminary trends for OSOW demand in the foreseeable future. The basis for the project is the Midwest States, but the ; findings incorporate national trends and data as appropriate. ; The research team surveyed state DOTs for information on permit fee structures and the respective distribution and allocation of ; permit revenue. The research team did not attempt to determine roadway, infrastructure, and other impacts of OSOW loads, but ; rather document studies that attempt to monetize these values and provide observations. A methodology is proposed to generate ; said costs, but the validation of such methodology was outside the scope of this study. Finally the project report details other ; considerations, including truck-to-rail diversion potential if permit fees are increased. A series of best practices is provided to help ; guide the operations of a permitting process. ; The research team concludes that permit fees likely cannot recover the costs of issuance, however, in many agencies the permit fee ; is not designed to be a cost recovery mechanism. This is magnified in the multitrip permitting processes available in most states. ; The authors do not make a specific recommendation for agencies with respect to permit fee determination. The research team does ; recommend additional and site specific research to determine the impact and associated cost of pavement damage due to single ; trip, oversize and overweight movements.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0092-10-21
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26269/dot_26269_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.14 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:dc56625382e6a86bf9d04f602c1d9d7363ff7a132c272ff91a8e6555ddbd9254