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SLA truck configuration library final report.
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2016-10-31
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Abstract:Historically, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) State Legislative Affairs (SLA)
Section, TxDOT subject matter experts (SME) and the University of Texas – Center for
Transportation Research (CTR) and University of Texas – San Antonio (UTSA) researchers have
responded to complex questions from the legislature about impacts of proposed changes to truck
size and weight during the legislative session. Due to the fast-paced nature of legislative sessions,
often information is requested on short notice and timeframes that leave little time to conduct a
sufficiently detailed analysis in recognition of the importance and long term potential effects of
the legislature. For this reason, TxDOT SLA contracted with UT-CTR early in 2016 to develop
a Truck Configuration Library with pavement and bridge consumption costs that would provide
SLA and TxDOT SME with information to respond to legislative questions.
To provide information about trucking industry interests in changes to truck size and weight, SLA,
TxDOT SME, UT-CTR and UTSA conducted two workshops with trucking industry to gain
insights about the weights and configurations that were planned to be presented during the
upcoming FY 17 Legislative Session. Additional interviews with the Texas Department of Motor
Vehicles, Motor Carrier Division, Vehicle Titles and Registration Division, the Texas Department
of Public Safety and one-on-one discussions with trucking industry representatives provided
valuable insights. The workshops, meetings with SLA and TxDOT SME and the Truck Configuration Library are the primary deliverables from this contract.
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