WEIGHING MASTER PLAN

This paper is divided into the following parts: (1) general consideration, (2) reasons to implement the weighing master plan, and (3) operational development program. The federal highway department in Brazil, has created an extensive program in order to control the vehicles cargo weight load utilizing the federal highway network. By using this system the axle load of the vehicles in motion can be checked. The aim of the plan is to lessen the wear of special construction work and paved roads as well as reduce fuel operational costs. It has also been helping the highway maintenance, the air pollution and cargo vehicle lifetime. At the first phase the weighing stations were installed and the second phase included the implantation of mobile weighing stations. Finally the operational program is described and the actual situation of the implantation is presented. (a) (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Papers from the 9th IRF World Meeting, Roads Into the Future--Road Planning and Prioriting--TS2, held in Stockholm, June 1-5, 1981.
• Corporate Authors:

  Svenska Vaegfoereningens Foerlags AB

  P.O. Box 27115
  S-102 52 Stockholm,   Sweden 

  Svenska Vaegfoereningens Foerlags AB

  P.O. Box 27115
  S-102 52 Stockholm,   Sweden 

  Svenska Vaegfoereningens Foerlags AB

  P.O. Box 27115
  S-102 52 Stockholm,   Sweden 
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 107-114
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Svenska Vaegfoereningen Foerlags AB
  • Publisher: Svenska Vaegfoereningens Foerlags AB

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axle load force; Conferences; Costs; Equipment; Laws; Maintenance; Measurement; Planning; Programming (Planning); Size; Size and weight regulations; Traffic law enforcement; Trucks; Trucks by weight; Vehicles; Weigh stations; Weight
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases
• Geographic Terms: Brazil
• Old TRIS Terms: Weight stations
• ITRD Terms: 3067: Axle load; 8012: Brazil; 8525: Conference; 224: Cost; 9009: Decrease; 3674: Equipment; 1236: Lorry; 3847: Maintenance; 6136: Measurement; 143: Planning; 1255: Vehicle; 5485: Weight
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00345535
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 29 1982 12:00AM