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Title: ACCESS FOR LARGE TRUCKS
Accession Number: 00491927
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The growth of truck traffic and the trend toward larger trucks have focused public attention on the impact of truck travel on highway safety, traffic congestion, and highway condition. A major concern is the issue of truck access on highways off the Interstate system that may not be built to the highest design standards. The truck size regulations of the 1982 Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA) brought with them the issue of "reasonable access". Because of the restrictiveness of some state policies, carriers and shippers have sought uniform federal standards for reasonable access, whereas state and local transportation officials maintain that access decisions should continue to be made locally. To help resolve these differences, in 1987 Congress requested that the Transportation Research Board conduct a study on the establishment of a nationwide policy for the provision of reasonable access. The results of that study and its recommendations are summarized in this article.
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Humphrey, NPagination: p. 6-9
Publication Date: 1990-1
Serial: Features: Photos
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TRT Terms: Identifier Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Policy; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM
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