The objectives of the Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight (CTS&W) Study are to: (1) identify the range of issues impacting TS&W considerations; (2) assess current characteristics of the transportation of various commodities including modes used, the predominant types of vehicles used, the length of hauls, payloads, regional differences in transportation characteristics, and other factors that affect the sensitivity of different market segments of the freight transportation industry to changes in TS&W limits; and (3) evaluate the full range of impacts associated with alternative configurations having different sizes and weights. The analytical tools developed under the Study umbrella can be used to (1) estimate the effects of various TS&W policy options upon the transport system; (2) evaluate the system's capacity to respond in the global economy; (3) evaluate the capabilities and opportunities created by new vehicles, new technology, and distribution systems for transport logistics; (4) estimate the diverse impacts on rail and truck shippers, carriers, consumers, and the traveling public; and (5) evaluate safety impacts.


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    Title :

    Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study. Volume 2. Issues and Background


    Publication date :

    2000


    Size :

    218 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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