TRIAL STRATEGY AND TECHNIQUES IN ENFORCING LAWS RELATING TO TRUCK WEIGHTS AND SIZES

State highway departments and transportation agencies have a continuing need to keep abreast of operating practices and legal elements of special problems in highway law. This report deals with the enforcement of load limit violations by overweight trucks through relief against the persons or corporations who load or unload the vehicles as well as the truck operators.

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rrd_154.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • 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.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Arnold, W C
• Publication Date: 1986-4

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 35 p.
• Serial:
  • NCHRP Research Results Digest
  • Issue Number: 154
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Laws; Load limits; Size; Size and weight regulations; Traffic law enforcement; Trucks; Trucks by weight; Weight
• Uncontrolled Terms: Violations
• Old TRIS Terms: Injunction
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00457564
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 985
• Contract Numbers: 20-6
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 31 1990 12:00AM