Evaluation of the percent of overloaded vehicles receiving proper permits.

Nichols, Andrew P.; Chou, Chih-Sheng; Dayan, Sinaya; Nick J. Rahall, II Appalachian Transportation Institute (U.S.)

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Evaluation of the percent of overloaded vehicles receiving proper permits.

2015-05-01
By Nichols, Andrew P. ; Chou, Chih-Sheng ; Dayan, Sinaya

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Nick J. Rahall, II Appalachian Transportation Institute (U.S.)
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Accuracy Evaluation Geographic Information Systems Oversize Loads Overweight Loads Permits Trucks Weigh In Motion Scales
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RP-271
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Tech Report
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United States
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West Virginia. Dept. of Transportation. Division of Highways
Abstract:

All state agencies have truck size and weight restrictions on their roadways based on federal and state

legislation. However, drivers can typically apply for special permits allowing those limits to be exceeded,

particularly when the load is non-divisible. The permit application often includes the origin and

destination of the load, as well as characteristics about the truck’s size and weight. This information is

used by state highway agencies to evaluate the impact of the loading on the roads and bridges that the

vehicle will cross to determine a preferred route and the need for a police escort. The primary objective

of this project is to estimate the percentage of overweight trucks on West Virginia highways that are not

properly permitted by comparing truck weight data measured by weigh-in-motion (WIM) systems and

oversize/overweight permit records. Analysis of the WIM data revealed concerns with the accuracy of

the weight data. Therefore, a tuning procedure was developed to adjust the data based on national truck

characteristics. The route information in the permit database was processed in GIS to determine which

WIM stations the permitted vehicle should have crossed. The percentage of overweight trucks were

calculated for five locations using one week of data in 2011. The percentage of overweight trucks

without proper permits ranged from 2% to 46% based on the adjusted WIM data.
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