OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES -- PERMITS AND PENALTIES. AN INVENTORY OF STATE PRACTICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1987

This report summarizes Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) findings regarding each State's annual certification that truck size and weight laws are being enforced. Inventories of weight violations and use of special permits to exceed weight limits are presented. State truck weight laws enacted during the period from October 1986 through September 1987 are assessed in terms of their conformity to Federal laws. Finally, the report summarizes truck size and weight issues and discusses means for their resolution.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report to the United States Congress pursuant to Section 123 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978.
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1989-1

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Law enforcement; Laws; Load limits; Oversize loads; Overweight loads; Penalties; Permits; Size; Size and weight regulations; States; Trucks; Vehicle size; Weight
• Uncontrolled Terms: Violations
• Old TRIS Terms: Oversized vehicles; Truck laws & regulations
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Security and Emergencies; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00479477
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Report 9
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 1989 12:00AM