USING SMALL TRUCKS TO CIRCUMVENT LARGE TRUCK RESTRICTIONS: IMPACTS ON TRUCK EMISSIONS AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Large truck restrictions have been proposed to improve urban air quality and reduce traffic congestion. Some firms have indicated that they would switch from large to small trucks to circumvent large truck restrictions and maintain a higher level of service. Large truck restrictions may be counterproductive if they induce responses that increase emissions or otherwise degrade performance. This paper analyzes the impact on truck emissions and performance measures of a switch from large to small trucks. This paper also describes the recent efforts in Los Angeles to implement peak period large truck restrictions.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/09658564
• Corporate Authors:

  Elsevier

  The Boulevard, Langford Lane
  Kidlington, Oxford  United Kingdom  OX5 1GB
• Authors:
  • Campbell, J F
• Publication Date: 1995-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 445-458
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0965-8564
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09658564

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution sources; Air quality; Pollutants; Trucks; Vehicle performance; Vehicle size
• Geographic Terms: Los Angeles (California)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00715456
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 5 1996 12:00AM