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Chair -- James Lynch, Montana
Vice Chair -- Jeff Honefanger, Ohio
Secretary -- Jim March, FHWA
Liaison -- Leo Penne, AASHTO
Oversize/Overweight

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WELCOME to The Highway Subcommittee on Highway Transport


The Subcommittee shall be concerned with the interrelationship between commercial vehicle operations and the highway systems of the United States. It shall evaluate the degree to which the needs of interstate commerce are met by the highway systems in their current state of improvement under existing laws, policies and practices, and make recommendations that contribute to improving the efficiency of highway systems to handle commercial vehicles with due regard to public safety and the conservation and cost of the highway plant.






Federal Initiatives

FMCSA Proposes Rulemaking to Address Truckers’ Hours-of-Service Regulations; Invites Public Comments


The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced it will re-examine the 2003 Hours of Service (HOS) rule that regulates the amount of time commercial truck drivers can operate their vehicles. Read full story: | http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2004/06/07/ap1398498.html l | To Read more Federal Initiatives »

 

Reports and Studies

Bridge Rating Practices and Policies for Overweight Vehicles: A Synthesis of Highway Practice
NCHRP Synthesis 359


A commercial vehicle exceeding the legal limits on size and/or weight for a jurisdiction must have a permit to operate within the jurisdiction. During a permit review, bridge evaluation for the particular permit vehicle may be required, depending on the jurisdiction's laws, regulations, and/or practices. Different jurisdictions in the U.S. have various laws and regulations that can make the travel of the permit vehicle difficult and inefficient. The practice of bridge evaluation for permit review also varies, sometimes significantly, among the agencies issuing these permits. The synthesis report summarizes current bridge evaluation practices and permit policies for overweight vehicles in the U.S., focusing on their nonuniformity.
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News

European Commercial Motor Vehicle Size and Weight (VSW) Enforcement--SCAN Tour Overview
June 16--July 2nd 2006

The purpose of this Scan was to review and evaluate contemporary European procedures and technologies for enforcing commercial motor vehicle size and weight laws and regulations.

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