Impacts of Increasing Maximum Weights of SHVs - Final Report

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• Creators:
  Muthumani, Anburaj ; Shi, Xianming
• Corporate Creators:
  Montana State University. Western Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  New Mexico. Department of Transportation. Research Bureau ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Economic impacts
  • Heavy haul
  • Heavy vehicles
  • Highway bridges
  • Highway safety
  • Impacts
  • Pavements
  • Size and weight regulations
  • State laws
  • Vehicle weight
• Publication/ Report Number:
  NM12SP-07-004
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  New Mexico. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The Western Transportation Institute (WTI) conducted research on behalf of the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) to document current knowledge and practice related to the multiple dimensions of weight limits for Specialized Hauling Vehicles (SHVs), with a focus on the scenarios of interest to the NMDOT. The study includes a discussion of the following issues: Legal Weight Limits by State, SHV Laws and Regulations in Selected States, Impacts of SHVs on Pavements and Bridges, Impacts of SHV on Bridge Posted Weight Limits and Enforcement, and Impacts on the Economy and Safety. It concludes with key findings and recommendations.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87296/dot_87296_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 910.09 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f6a4518e5aaab55b19f2e34753b147756e8338c39d8ca47fdb48f72ea383d8db4037d33132b258285c7d44e2ba31f0a3c53e518b44f9eb3d99f9ed078f4f784b