Review of State DOTs Policies for Overweight Truck Fees and Relevant Stakeholders’ Perspectives

Dunning, Anne E; Dey, Kakan; Chowdhury, Mashrur

doi:10.1061/(asce)is.1943-555x.0000295

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“…Factors such as geotechnical assessments of the subgrade, climate, and roadway materials must be considered to ensure the provision of an adequate structure (including base depth and pavement thickness). Several factors influence pavement service life: traffic, environment, pavement design and materials, vehicle design, and overall road maintenance (12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17). Several factors can accelerate damage as loads are increased (17,18): Asphalt thickness, composition, age; Climate (water content and temperature); Subgrade condition; Number of vehicles traveling, the gross weight and number of axles of those vehicles, whether vehicles are traveling over segments simultaneously (especially in the case of a bridge); and Speed of traffic and tire inflation.…”

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Extended Weight Systems Pavement Analysis

Marks

Wilcoxson

Gibson

2023

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation R

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Kentucky established its Extended Weight Coal or Coal By-products Haul Road System (EWCHRS) in 1986. This road network includes segments of the Coal Haul Highway System on which more than 50,000 tons of coal or coal byproducts were transported by motor vehicles during the previous calendar year. In the last few years, the state has introduced extended weight (EW) systems that focus on petroleum products and metal commodities. Trucks can operate above posted weight limits on these networks by paying an annual fee ranging from $160 to 2,000. Although EW networks benefit motor carriers by improving efficiency, vehicles that exceed the weight limits can damage pavement and reduce its service life. This study examined the relationship between pavement age and condition on EWCHRS and non-EWCHRS routes to understand the implications of EW networks for infrastructure life-cycles. Using data from 2008 through 2020 (with the exception of 2016) to perform regression analysis, researchers found routes that spent at least 20% of the study period on the EWCHRS saw pavement life decline by 1.4 to 2 years over an average 12-year life cycle. In general, a positive correlation was observed between exposure on the EWCHRS and loss of pavement life, which can increase maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation costs.

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Section: Pavement Design Performance and Service Lifementioning

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Extended Weight Systems Pavement Analysis

Marks

Wilcoxson

Gibson

2023

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation R

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“…Nos Estados Unidos, os departamentos rodoviários estaduais tentam controlar os excessos de carga nos caminhões para minimizar a deterioração da infraestrutura por meio da cobrança de taxas, porém o acúmulo das mesmas não é su%iciente para mitigar o dano causado (Dunning, Dey e Chowdhury, 2016). Os autores ainda citam que alguns Estados norte-americanos permitem uma tolerância nos limites de peso do eixo, sendo para eixos simples (rodas simples e dupla) valores até aproximadamente 20,4 tf (200 kN) e para eixos tandem valores até 29,4 tf (289 kN).…”

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Análise do excesso de carga de veículos comerciais e seu efeito no dimensionamento de estruturas de pavimentos asfálticos

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Santos²,

Bernucci³

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A magnitude de carga permitida para o transporte rodoviário no Brasil é regida pela “lei da balança”, que permite uma tolerância, na pesagem dos veículos comerciais em seu peso bruto total e em cada eixo. Essas tolerâncias vêm sendo justificadas por possíveis desvios inerentes nos equipamentos de pesagem e pela movimentação da carga dentro do veículo. As tolerâncias de 5% no PBT e de 5% nos eixos, introduzidas na década de 80, foram modificadas para 7,5% nos eixos na década de 90 e, em julho de 2014, com base na Resolução do CONTRAN n°. 489, foram estendidas mais uma vez para 10% nos eixos. Este trabalho apresenta os resultados de uma análise de dados referentes a um período de 6 anos de pesagem de caminhões em uma balança de uma rodovia brasileira de elevado volume de tráfego, que opera 24 horas por dia, 7 dias por semana, e aponta as alterações do transporte de carga, fruto da alteração de julho de 2014. Os resultados mostram que há aumento da sobrecarga, o que evidencia o uso da tolerância pelo transportador de carga e consequências das sobrecargas no dimensionamento dos pavimentos asfálticos, ou na redução de sua vida útil.

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“…Besides, when the accidents happened, separating trucks from cars to create more homogeneous traffic conditions was demonstrated to be an alternative strategy. Moreover, existing fee policies related to truck lane restrictions were analyzed and characterized the state of the practice in permit fees for trucks on public freeways, evaluating these practices at the economic level [19]. Other aspects of related research include emissions, safety, fuel consumption, pavement performance, and characteristics of truck drivers [20][21][22][23][24].…”

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Simulation-Based Assessment of Multilane Separate Freeways at Toll Station Area: A Case Study from Huludao Toll Station on Shenshan Freeway

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To support the rapid growth of demand in passengers and freight, separating trucks and passenger-cars is a potential solution to improve traffic efficiency and safety. The primary purpose of this paper is to comprehensively assess the multilane separate freeway at Huludao Toll Station in Liaoning Province, China. Based on the configuration and segmentation of the freeway near a toll station, a six-step guidance strategy is designed to adapt to the separate organization mode. Five conventional traffic scenarios are designed in the Vissim platform for comparative analysis between different guidance strategies. To investigate the vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) environment, a microscopic testbed is established with cooperative car-following and lane-changing models using the MATLAB platform. The numerical simulation results show that the guidance strategy significantly improves efficiency and safety, and also reduces emissions and fuel consumption. Meanwhile, pre-guidance before toll channels outperforms the scenario only applied with guidance measures after toll plaza. Compared to conventional conditions, the assessment of pollutant emissions and fuel consumption also embodies the superiority of the other five scenarios, especially in the sections of toll plaza and channels with the lowest efficiency and safety level. Generally, all indexes indicate that the cooperative V2I technology is the best alternative for multilane separate freeways.

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Review of State DOTs Policies for Overweight Truck Fees and Relevant Stakeholders’ Perspectives

Cited by 5 publications

References 16 publications

Extended Weight Systems Pavement Analysis

Extended Weight Systems Pavement Analysis

Análise do excesso de carga de veículos comerciais e seu efeito no dimensionamento de estruturas de pavimentos asfálticos

Simulation-Based Assessment of Multilane Separate Freeways at Toll Station Area: A Case Study from Huludao Toll Station on Shenshan Freeway

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