POTENTIAL FUEL SAVINGS OF GENERAL-FREIGHT CARRIERS OPERATING UNDER BRIDGE FORMULA B GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITS

The number of gallons of diesel fuel that could be saved if 65-ft twin-trailer operations were permitted to operate under state weight limits designated on the basis of Bridge Formula B is estimated. This formula, developed by the American Association of State Transportation and Highway Officials, would only be applied to 65-ft twin-trailer operations and would permit them to operate at up to 85500-lb gross weight as opposed to the arbitrary ceiling of 80000 lb now established as the federal limit. The analysis indicates that application of Bridge Formula B to define the gross vehicle weight limit of 65-ft twin-trailer operations would save the United States 229,927,000 gal of diesel fuel annually. (Author)

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• Authors:
  • Kolins, Roger W
• Conference:
  • 61st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1982-1-18 to 1982-1-22
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 42-47
• Monograph Title: ENERGY ISSUES IN TRANSPORTATION
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 870
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diesel fuels; Economics; Gross vehicle weight; Highway bridges; Laws; Savings; Size; Size and weight regulations; Trucking; Weight
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00371337
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309033748
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-035 234
• Files: HSL, TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Mar 31 1983 12:00AM