REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PERMITS FOR OVERSIZE AND OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES
VARIOUS PHASES OF EACH STATE'S POLICY IN THE MATTER OF ISSUING PERMITS FOR OVERSIZE AND OVERWEIGHT MOVEMENTS WERE DETERMINED BY QUESTIONNAIRES IN SEPTEMBER, 1940. THE COMMITTEE THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE DESIRABLE IF STATES WOULD STANDARDIZE ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: (1) NO PERMIT SHOULD BE GRANTED FOR THE MOVEMENT OF A VEHICLE AND/OR LOAD WHICH IS READILY REDUCIBLE TO THE LEGAL LIMITATIONS. (2) NO PERMIT SHOULD BE GRANTED FOR A PROPOSED INTERSTATE OR A LONG INTRA- STATE MOVEMENT OF A VEHICLE WHICH HAS A GROSS WHEEL LOAD OF OVER 9,000 LB. OR A GROSS AXLE LOAD OF OVER 18,000 LB. (3) OVERWEIGHT AND OVERSIZE PERMITS SHOULD BE HANDLED THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE BUREAU OR DIVISION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 21, pp 305-310. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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Authors:
- Whitton, R M
- Publication Date: 1942
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, December 2-5, 1941
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Proceedings
- Volume: 21
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Axle load force; Licenses; Load limits; Oversize loads; Overweight loads; Questionnaires; Vehicles; Wheel loads
- Old TRIS Terms: Gross load
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00225974
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Sep 27 1971 12:00AM