THE NATIONAL NETWORK FOR TRUCKS: DEVELOPMENT - PERFORMANCE - OUTLOOK

Few issues in recent time have tested federal-state relations, strained old friendships, and evoked such a public outcry as those pertaining to the federal law that allows larger trucks to operate on certain highways. This article reviews the history of this issue, discusses the current situation, and looks at what might happen in the years to come, as well as Federal Highway Administration research studies underway that are designed to provide information for many unanswered questions.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Eicher, J P
  • Klimek, T E
  • Strickland, S G
• Publication Date: 1985-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 47-51
• Serial:
  • ITE Journal
  • Volume: 55
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • ISSN: 0162-8178
  • Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Highway safety; History; Laws; Research; Size; Size and weight regulations; Trucks; Weight
• Identifier Terms: Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982
• Old TRIS Terms: Truck laws & regulations
• Subject Areas: Highways; History; Law; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Research; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495551
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 423
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM