Infrastructure-Friendly Vehicles to Support Texas Economic Competitiveness

The researchers reviewed and extended the work done under Project 0-6736, Rider 36 OS/OW Vehicle Fees Study, and other similar efforts currently underway in Texas and other states and at the federal and international level to evaluate the effects of single, tandem, and tridem configurations on bridges and pavements, and developed guidelines for more infrastructure-friendly vehicle configurations. In addition, the researchers developed a cost recovery structure that adequately funds repairs to roads used by overweight trucks.

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• Summary URL:
  https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/ctr-publications/0-6817-P1.pdf
• Summary URL:
  https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/ctr-publications/0-6817-P2.pdf
• Summary URL:
  https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/ctr-publications/0-6817-P3.pdf
• Summary URL:
  https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/ctr-publications/psr/0-6817-s.pdf
• Summary URL:
  https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/Presto/search/SearchResults_ClearCriteria.aspx?q=(catalog.ID=(35109))
• Record URL:
  https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/ctr-publications/0-6817-1.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32187
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Supplementary documents include: Truck Industry Forum Material at: http://library.ctr.utexas.edu/ctr-publications/0-6817-P1.pdf; Training Workshop Material at: http://library.ctr.utexas.edu/ctr-publications/0-6817-P2.pdf; Case Study Guidelines at: http://library.ctr.utexas.edu/ctr-publications/0-6817-P3.pdf. Project Title: Review and Evaluation of Current Cross Vehicle Weights and Axle Load Limits. Report Date: August 2016; Published March 2017.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Texas, Austin

  Center for Transportation Research, 1616 Guadalupe Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78701-1255

  Texas Department of Transportation

  Research and Technology Implementation Office, P.O. Box 5080
  Austin, TX  United States  78763-5080

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Prozzi, Jorge A
  • Buddhavarapu, Prasad
  • Kouchaki, Sareh
  • Weissmann, José
  • Weissmann, Angela
  • Jiang, Nan
  • Savage, Kevin
  • Walton, C Michael
• Publication Date: 2017-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Technical Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 195p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Cost recovery; Economic impacts; Freight transportation; Motor carriers; Overweight loads; Pavements; Vehicle size; Vehicle weight
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs; Vehicle configurations
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01634912
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-16/0-6817-1, Report No. 0-6817-1
• Contract Numbers: 0-6817
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: May 17 2017 5:37PM