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Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight (TS&W) Study. Phase 1-synthesis, working paper 13 : permits and pricing mechanisms and truck size and weight regulations
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1995-02-01
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TRIS Online Accession Number:00762440
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NTL Classification:NTL-FREIGHT-Freight Economics and Finance;NTL-FREIGHT-Freight Planning and Policy;NTL-FREIGHT-Trucking Industry;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway Safety;NTL-LAWS AND REGULATIONS-Federal Laws;NTL-LAWS AND REGULATIONS-State Laws and Regulations;
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Abstract:This paper (1) summarizes the most relevant current experience and practice regarding permits (provisions, administrative requirements) and highway use pricing mechanisms (use taxes, permit fees, tolls) of importance for truck size and weight (TS&W) policy considerations; (2) examines implications for TS&W policy; and (3) identifies knowledge gaps and related research needed to address policy objectives and questions. Most heavier and longer combination trucks currently operate under some form of overweight and/or oversize permit system, and arguments have been made that the most promising approach to achieve improvements in motor carrier productivity, safety, and other goals is through substantially improved permit systems. In addition, truck size and weight policy improvements could be used as a means to develop a more rational relationship between (a) size and weights of vehicles and the costs they impose, and (b) the pricing system for highway use. That rational relationship can be achieved through the permit fee structure, tolls, and/or the highway user tax structure. Even if these policy approaches are not pursued, changes in national size and weight limits and/or regulations could have significant impact on current permit systems and their effectiveness.
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