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A study was undertaken to quantify the magnitude of the pavement damage done by overweight trucks in New Jersey. This was accomplished using the AASHTO 18-kip equivalent axle load parameter, established engineering-economic procedures, and data obtained from the New Jersey State Police. Questions specifically addressed include (a) How much pavement damage is attributable to overweight trucks? (b) What are the costs associated with this damage? (c) Are these costs adequately covered by the revenues collected from the overweight violators? (d) Is mandatory off-loading (requiring violators to immediately lighten their loads at the ticketed location) justifiable? It was found that detected overweight trucks cause a relatively small shortening of pavement life and, had they been successfully offloaded, a negligible savings would have resulted. However, there is serious concern that the number of overweight trucks actually detected represents only a small fraction of the total number of overweight violators. Attempts to estimate the total overweight truck population suggest that the total pavement damage attributable to all overweight trucks may approach $20 million per year. It was therefore concluded that a substantial increase in the revenue generated by overweight trucks may be appropriate.

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Axle load force; Benefit cost analysis; Load limits; Maintenance management; Oversize loads; Overweight loads; Quantitative analysis; Revenues; Trucks

Highway user costs; Maintenance costs; Quantifying

New Jersey

New Jersey

Finance; Highways; Motor Carriers; Pavements; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB

Sep 30 1986 12:00AM

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