SOME MEASURES OF ACCESSIBILITY OF LARGE TRUCKS TO THE TEXAS HIGHWAY SYSTEM

The Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA) of 1982 established a nationally uniform maximum limit to the length, width, and weight of commercial vehicles. In accordance with the act, a national network of routes that could safely an structurally accommodate the large and heavier vehicles was established. The objective of this study was to develop procedures for identifying truck routes and for determining accessibility to the selected network. This goal was accomplished to two stages. First potential demand for access to the network was identified. Emphasis was placed on counties that have large economic and demographic bases, and on areas that are currently small yet have exhibited recent growth trends. The second stage focused on the network or the spatial structure of routes. A hierarchy of four coverage patterns was evaluated in terms of the amount of demand satisfied by the network. The four networks varied in degree of complexity.

• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transportation

  Transportation Planning Division, P.O. Box 5051
  Austin, TX  United States  78763

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Fesenmaier, J
  • Burke, D
• Publication Date: 1985-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 56 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Commercial vehicles; Economic development; Highways; Laws; Routes; Size; Size and weight regulations; Trucks; Weight
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451703
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-85/66+336-1F, Res Rpt. 336-1F
• Contract Numbers: Res Study2-18-84-336
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 9:13PM