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An analysis of the problem of truck overweighting is presented. Legal and illegal overweighting and current enforcement procedures are discussed. The benefits to truckers of overweighting are shown by means of an incremental approach (decrease in transport cost per unit with increase in cargo weight) and by using specific cargo movements to calculate the incentives to overweight. The fine and penalty structures of various states are examined and are combined with the probability of being weighed to calculate the expected value of being weighed to the trucker. The net benefit of overweighting to the trucker is then shown by comparing the costs with the incentives. Finally, actual permit costs are examined in relation to the cost of additional pavement damage caused by overweight trucks. It is concluded that (a) economic incentives often exceed the expected costs of overweighting to the trucker, (b) current enforcement programs in some states are not effective, (c) fine structures should take account of both the amount of truck overweight and the number of miles traveled, and (d) the cost of overweight permits does not reflect the additional pavement damage caused by overweighting. (Author)

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Axle load force; Costs; Economics; Freight transportation; Intercity transportation; Licenses; Load limits; Motor carriers; Oversize loads; Overweight loads; Trucking; Trucks

Economics; Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

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Jun 30 1983 12:00AM

• DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF STATEWIDE, MULTIMODAL FREIGHT FORECASTING PROCEDURES FOR FLORIDA
• IMPACT OF INCREASED TRUCK WEIGHTS ON RELATIVE COSTS OF MOTOR CARRIERS AND RAILROADS AND POTENTIAL MODAL DIVERSION (ABRIDGMENT)
• IMPORTANCE OF EMPTY BACK HAULING AND SPECIAL SERVICES TO COST OF EXEMPT TRUCK SERVICE
• MODEL FOR STATEWIDE FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
• PRACTICAL METHODOLOGY FOR FREIGHT FORECASTING
• PRICE RESPONSE OF TRUCK-SERVICE SUPPLIERS IN AN UNREGULATED MARKET
• TRUCK FORECASTS AND PAVEMENT DESIGN (ABDRIDGMENT)