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Rider 36 OS/OW Vehicle Fees Study

Project Summary

Increased oversized and overweight (OS/OW) truck traffic associated with our state’s growing economy has amplified long-standing concerns about the impact of that traffic on Texas highways. In many instances OS/OW trucks are operating over highways, roads, and bridges not designed for either the weight or volume of that traffic. In fiscal year (FY) 2011, the state issued almost 600,000 permits for loads that exceeded state and federal size and weight limitations and generated $111 million in revenue. As a consequence, the Texas Legislature in Rider 36 of the 2012–2013 General Appropriations Act directed TxDOT to conduct a study on road damage caused by OS/OW trucks (including those currently exempt), and to provide recommendations for permit fee and fee structure adjustments to the Legislative Budget Board and the governor.

Project Number

0-6736

Status

Completed

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Project Details

Start Date

2012

End Date

10/31/2012

Performing Institution(s)

Center for Transportation Research (CTR)

Research Team

RS: C. Michael Walton

Sponsor

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Index Terms

Bridges
Costs
Fees
Motor carriers
Oversize loads
Overweight loads
Pavement distress
Permits
Truck traffic

Lead University

CTR

Researcher

Walton, C. Michael

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kevyn

This project was included in the "2014 Research Impacts: Better--Faster--Cheaper" publication by AASHTO RAC (Research Advisory Council) -- https://research.transportation.org/High-Value-Research-Projects/

12/18/2017 at 1:40 PM

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