COMPARISONS OF EMPTY AND GROSS WEIGHTS OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

A COMPARISON OF EMPTY AND GROSS WEIGHTS OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IS BEING UNDERTAKEN TO ESTABLISH A UNIFORM WEIGHT CLASSIFICATION BASE TO BE USED FOR RESEARCH AND PLANNING OF FUTURE HIGHWAYS. REGISTERED GROSS WEIGHTS OF VEHICLES AND LOADOMETER STUDIES DATA FOR CALIFORNIA WERE USED FOR THE STUDY. THE ANALYSIS REVEALED THAT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO DEVELOP WEIGHT RELATIONSHIPS FROM THE PRESENT REGISTRATION DATA.

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• Supplemental Notes:
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• Authors:
  • Liston, Laurence L
  • Bielak, Stanley F
• Publication Date: 1963

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1-23
• Monograph Title: Motor vehicle use characteristics
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 26
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Businesses; Commercial vehicles; Gross vehicle weight; Highway planning; Policy; Registrations; Standardization; Studies; Vehicle classification; Weight; Wing loading
• Geographic Terms: California
• Old TRIS Terms: Empty vehicular weight; Establishments; Future policies; Loadometer studies
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Policy; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00200006
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Feb 9 1994 12:00AM