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Author : United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Freight Management and Operations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Commercial vehicles
ISBN : OCLC:526537634
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015075123045
Author : Transportation Research Board
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2005-07-14
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780309077019
TRB Special Report 267 - Regulation of Weights, Lengths, and Widths of Commercial Motor Vehicles recommends the creation of an independent public organization to evaluate the effects of truck traffic, pilot studies of new truck designs, and a change in federal law authorizing states to issue permits for operation of larger trucks on the Interstates. In 1991, Congress placed a freeze on maximum truck weights and dimensions. Some safety groups were protesting against the safety implications of increased truck size and weight, and the railroads were objecting to the introduction of vehicles they deemed to have an unfair advantage. Railroads, unlike trucking firms, must pay for the capital costs of their infrastructure. The railroads contend that large trucks do not pay sufficient taxes to compensate for the highway damage they cause and the environmental costs they generate. Although Congress apparently hoped it had placed a cap on maximum truck dimensions in 1991, such has not proven to be the case. Carriers operating under specific conditions have been able to seek and obtain special exceptions from the federal freeze by appealing directly to Congress (without any formal review of the possible consequences), thereby encouraging additional firms to seek similar exceptions. In the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, Congress requested a TRB study to review federal policies on commercial vehicle dimensions. The committee that undertook the study that resulted in Special Report 267 found that regulatory analyses of the benefits and costs of changes in truck dimensions are hampered by a lack of information. Regulatory decisions on such matters will always entail a degree of risk and uncertainty, but the degree of uncertainty surrounding truck issues is uunusually high and unnecessary. The committee concluded that the uncertainty could be alleviated if procedures were established for carrying out a program oof basic and applied research, and if evaluation and monitoring were permanent components of the administration of trucking regulations. The committee recommended immediate changes in federal regulations that would allow for a federally supervised permit program. The program would permit the operation of vehicles heavier than would normally be allowed, provided that the changes applied only to vehicles with a maximum weight of 90,000 pounds, double trailer configurations with each trailer up to 33 feet, and an overall weight limit governed by the federal bridge formula. Moreover, enforcement of trucks operating under such a program should be strengthened, and the permits should require that users pay the costs they occasion. States should be free to choose whether to participate in the permit program. Those that elected to do so would be required to have in place a program of bridge management, safety monitoring, enforcement, and cost recovery, overseen by the federal government. The fundamental problem involved in evaluating proposals for changes in truck dimensions is that their effects can often only be estimated or modeled. The data available for estimating safety consequences in particular are inadequate and probably always will be. Thus, the committee that conducted this study concluded that the resulting analyses usually involve a high degree of uncertainty. What is needed is some way to evaluate potential changes through limited and carefully controlled trials, much as proposed new drugs are tested before being allowed in widespread use. The committee recommended that a new independent entity be created to work with private industry in evaluating new concepts and recommending changes to regulatory agencies. Limited pilot tests would be required, which would need to be carefully designed to avoid undue risks and ensure proper evaluation. Special vehicles could be allowed to operate under carefully controlled circumstances, just as oversize and overweight vehicles are allowed to operate under special permits in many states. Changes in federal laws and regulations would be required to allow states to issue such permits on an expanded network of highways, under the condition that a rigorous program of monitoring and evaluation be instituted.Special Report 269 Summary
Author : John H. F. Woodrooffe
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780309155182
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 671: Review of Canadian Experience with the Regulation of Large Commercial Motor Vehicles examines the process used in Canada to harmonize heavy truck size and weight regulations across the country. The report provides insights on how lessons learned from the Canadian experience might be applied in the United States.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Energy conservation
ISBN : IND:30000066206081
Author : United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Motor vehicles
ISBN : UOM:39015024407358
Author : European Commission on Agriculture. Working Party on Water Resources and Irrigation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : STANFORD:36105030297464
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Commercial vehicles
ISBN : IND:30000066260534
Author : Anonim
Publisher : AASHTO
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Commercial vehicles
ISBN : 9781560514664
The objective of this report is to identify known relationships between commercial vehicle safety and crash causation factors and to prepare a synthesis of safety implications of oversize/overweight (OS/OW) commercial vehicles. This information can be used to support commercial vehicle enforcement and permitting practices and justify expenditures and investments on size and weight enforcement to enhance safety. In producing this report, insight was gained into the impacts of truck size and weight (TSW) regulations through three case studies. The state of practice in estimating large truck crash rates is complicated because of the many configurations and the wide range of possible weights for any particular configuration. This report highlights four primary findings regarding the contributions of OS/OW to commercial vehicle crashes found by its researchers.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Highways and Transit (2007- )
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Motor vehicle driving
ISBN : STANFORD:36105050692875
Author : United States. Interstate Commerce Commission. Bureau of Motor Carriers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1940
Category : Transportation, Automotive
ISBN : UOM:39015024484076
Author : J J Keller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1602875944
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Administrative law
ISBN : NYPL:33433074161070
Author : United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Motor vehicles
ISBN : IND:30000061372953
Author : United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Commerce
ISBN : UCAL:D2583585
