An analysis of truck size and weight : phase I - safety.

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• Creators:
  Sowards, Kent N. ; Eastham, Elizabeth ; Matthews, Justin ; Pennington, Eric
• Corporate Creators:
  Marshall University. Multimodal Transportation and Infrastructure Consortium
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Railway Supply Institute, Inc.
• Abstract:
  Commercial motor vehicles carrying heavier loads or employing multiple trailers present significant concerns regarding the impact of their use in terms of increased accidents, accident severity and fatalities. In 2011, the most recent year for which data is available, 3,757 people were killed in crashes involving large trucks and 88,000 more were injured – absent any increase in truck size and weight.1 ; Several proposals have been made in recent years to increase limits for truck size and weight yet significant disputes exist about the safety of heavier and longer truck configurations. The Nick J. Rahall, II Appalachian Transportation Institute (RTI) performed a critical evaluation of available crash rate data, prominent safety claims and operating characteristics. Our initial findings are presented below.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27474/dot_27474_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.58 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ce62715fbf872c6f7f48f0b67fe5f3e50656f10343f9526e5d54854e9f042e8a