TRUCK DIVERSION STUDY: BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The restrictions outlined in the several truck diversion proposals introduced in Cincinnati and in northern Kentucky raise a number of issues that warrant consideration and research. The following issues provide the focus for discussions included in this report. 1) Interstate design characteristics; 2) Regulatory responsibilities; 3) Interstate truck activity; 4) Truck-related accidents; 5) Hazardous materials and spills; 6) Impact on the trucking industry; 7) Impact on regional environmental quality; and 8) Comparison with other cities. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Council of Governments

  426 East Fourth Street
  Cincinnati, OH  United States  45202
• Publication Date: 1981-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 35 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic impacts; Environmental impacts; Freight transportation; Hazardous materials; Laws; Traffic diversion; Trucks
• Identifier Terms: Interstate Highway System
• Old TRIS Terms: Diverting
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00334682
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: UMTA-OH-09-0075
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1981 12:00AM