March/April 2001
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R T I C L E S
DOT's
Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study — A Summary
by James W. March
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) presented to Congress
the results of a comprehensive examination of issues surrounding the
current federal truck size and weight limits and the potential impacts
of changes to those limits.
Giving
Freight a Voice
by S. Lawrence Paulson
DOT has begun a major effort to give visibility to freight issues
and to coordinate the modes of transportation. Accordingly, the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA) established an Office of Freight Management
and Operations as "Freight's Voice in FHWA."
FORETELL
— Finally, someone is doing something about the weather!
by Paul Pisano
FORETELL provides, via Internet, the timely, detailed, and relevant
weather related road information needed by state highway managers
and the public.
Steel
Fabrication Technologies Observed in Japan and Europe
by Krishna K. Verma
A team of steel bridge experts visited leading steel fabrication facilities
in Japan, Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom to identify practices
that may have current or future value to transportation agencies in
the United States.
Reliability
of Visual Bridge Inspection
by Brent M. Phares, Dennis D. Rolander,
Benjamin A. Graybeal, and Glenn A. Washer
This article is the second of two on the visual inspection study conducted
at FHWA's Nondestructive Evaluation Validation Center and describes
the results of this recently completed study.
For
the Common Good: The 85th Anniversary of a Historic Partnership
by Richard F. Weingroff
The collaboration to establish a federal-aid highway program in 1916
was the beginning of an enduring partnership between FHWA and the
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
Telecommunications
— Getting More for Your Money
by William S. Jones
New telecommunications developments, even those not designed specifically
for transportation uses, bring opportunities and benefits to transportation
engineers.
Celebrating
National Transportation Week, May 13-19
National Transportation Week provides opportunities for the transportation
community to join together to promote greater public awareness of
the importance and benefits of transportation and to encourage youth
to consider transportation-related careers.