Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study: Summary Report, Phase 1 [1995]

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• Alternative Title:
  Synthesis of Truck Size and Weight (TS&W) studies and issues
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Trucking
  • Motor carriers
  • Policy, legislation and regulation
  • Trucking safety
  • Trucks by weight
  • Trucks by number of axles
  • Tractor trailer combinations
  • Vehicle factors in crashes
  • Highway factors in crashes
  • Truck size
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  This is the Summary Report of Phase I of the Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight (TS&W) Study announced by the Federal Highway Administrator in June 1994. It summarizes 13 working papers prepared during Phase I. Phase I--Synthesis of TS&W Studies and Issues--assessed past policy studies and technical research. Technical knowledge about relationships between TS&W policy controls and relevant evaluation and decision criteria was synthesized. State and Federal TS&W regulations were summarized. Research needs for later phases were identified. Working papers were prepared examining the regulations and TS&W policy controls and: truck accidents, vehicle stability and control, pavements, bridges, roadway geometry, traffic operations, truck costs, shipper logistics costs, truck travel and mode share, enforcement, environment, energy, permits and pricing mechanisms. The study is to be completed in three phases: Figures, tables.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4577/dot_4577_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.84 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:35e9beb4fb94b42fbdaf414cb3da546b8f545d0979bcbb1b57676d89a247080b