Heavy Haul Access to U.S. Ports.

Details

• Creators:
  Simek, Chris
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas A & M University. Transportation Policy Research Center ; Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Cargo Ships Containerships HB 2060 Permits Heavy Haul Heavy Lift Shipping
• Publication/ Report Number:
  PRC-2017-4-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas A & M University. Transportation Policy Research Center
• Abstract:
  Texas exporters are increasingly concerned that current overweight regulations do not allow for the full use of the capacity of oceangoing containers. Even with an over-axle/over-gross weight tolerance permit (also known as the HB 2060 permit), the oceangoing container is not full. To comply with current weight regulations, some containers destined for overseas markets are underloaded and transported to a transloading facility typically on port property. Additional product is added at the transloading facility to take full advantage of the capacity of the oceangoing containers. Exporters maintain that this process adds costs to the supply chain and results in higher numbers of truck trips on Texas roads. Furthermore, exporters state that all other major U.S. container ports have a mechanism (e.g., permit) that allows higher weights for oceangoing containers to use roads accessing the ports. This allows exporters in those states to maximize the capacity of the container. This research investigates the claim that in most cases a mechanism exists for allowing higher weights for oceangoing containers to traverse roads that access major container ports and documents the findings of whether or not this claim is true.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c7c56acd150f3c668efe4153ca49182ccc8c44967d008e0b0a852ac33b9aa91f
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32924/dot_32924_DS1.pdf
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