Author: Transportation Association of CanadaPublisher:
ISBN: 9781895102666
Category : Trucking
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Impacts of Canada's Heavy Vehicle Weights and Dimensions Research and Interprovincial Agreement
Author: Transportation Association of CanadaPublisher:
ISBN: 9781895102666
Category : Trucking
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Impacts of Canada's Agreement on Vehicle Weights and Dimensions
Author: Review of Canadian Experience with the Regulation of Large Commercial Motor Vehicles
Author: John H. F. WoodrooffePublisher: Transportation Research Board
ISBN: 0309155185
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 671: Review of Canadian Experience with the Regulation of Large Commercial Motor Vehicles examines the process used in Canada to harmonize heavy truck size and weight regulations across the country. The report provides insights on how lessons learned from the Canadian experience might be applied in the United States.
The Effect of Vehicle Length on Traffic on Canadian Two-lane, Two-way Roads
Author: D. GoodPublisher:
ISBN: 9781895102130
Category : Highway capacity
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
The primary objective of the Vehicle Weights and Dimensions Study was to improve uniformity in size and weight regulations in interprovincial trucking in Canada. Once this was achieved, it became evident that there remained a range of related issues which were in need of investigation but which were not directly addressed by this research program. The interaction of trucks with other elements of the traffic stream is such an issue. In 1989, under the sponsorship of TAC's Research and Development Council, work was carried out by a Project Advisory Committee to develop a plan for research which would address the effect of vehicle length on traffic on two-lane, two-way roads in Canada. In January, 1990, a workshop was held to review the state of research and understanding of the preceeding issues, and to identify those which remained as relevant, viable areas for investigation. Consequently, in the spring of 1990 TAC initiated Phase I of this study under the sponsorship of the Research and Development Council and the Council of Deputy Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety with the overall goal to : Evaluate the safety and level of service effects of vehicle length on traffic on two-lane, two-way roads in Canada. In January, 1991, the Research and Development Council agreed to sponsor a working session with the project's advisory committee and selected experts in the field. The objective of this session was to decide if the project should continue with a Phase II and if so, prepare the workplan and proposal for this additional work. The following report presents : (i) a summary of the findings contained in the Technical Report; (ii) the results of the working session in light of the objectives outlined above; (iii) implications of the work performed for this project to other TAC committees; and (iv) recommendations from this project's advisory committee to TAC's Research and Development Council. As such, it should be viewed as a supplement to the 1991 Technical Report and read in conjunction with the Technical Report.
Heavy Vehicle Weights and Dimensions in Canada
Author: M. F. ClarkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pavements
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Recommended Regulatory Principles for Interprovincial Heavy Vehicle Weights and Dimensions (revised).
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Following the completion of the vehicle weights and dimensions research program in 1986, the implementation planning committee was charged with the responsibility of developing a plan to implement regulatory reform that would result in uniformity in interprovincial truck size and weights in canada. this report lays out the recommended principles and limits which were developed in the context of the following objectives: 1) to encourage the use of the most stable heavy vehicle configurations through the implementation of practical, enforceable weight and dimensions limits, 2) to balance the available capacities of the national highway transportation system by encouraging the use of the most productive vehicle configurations relative to their impact on the infrastructure, and 3) to provide the motor transport industry with the ability to serve markets across canada using safe, productive, nationally acceptable equipment. the recommendations cover all aspects of tractor/trailer size and weight limits, including wheelbase, axle spacing, fifth wheel offset, rear overhang, track width, drawbar length, tire and suspension type, and overall height, width, length and weight. this report is a revised edition of the original draft report issued in june 1986 (irrd 291089).
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study. Volume IV: Guide to Documentation
Author: Guide to the Agreement on Uniform Vehicle Weights and Dimensions Limits in Atlantic Canada
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Trucking
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
In June 2001, ministers responsible for vehicle weight & dimensions regulations within Atlantic Canada endorsed, in principle, a proposal which will lead to full implementation of uniform regulatory requirements throughout the region by the end of 2009. The proposed agreement includes weight & dimension limit standards and an implementation strategy. This publication is a guide to the provisions of the 2001 agreement and summarizes general dimensional & weight limits as well as limits for the following configurations: tractor semitrailer, tractor & two trailers, straight trucks, truck-pony trailer combinations, truck-full trailer combinations, tandem steering axel truck combinations with full or pony trailers, and intercity buses.
Vehicle Weight and Dimension Regulations and Canada's Trucking Industry
Author: F. P. NixPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Trucking
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
This research originated at the time of the announcement of the major study by the Roads and Transportation Association of Canada and the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators study into heavy vehicle weight and dimension regulations. This study attempts to put together an understanding of how the twelve sets of weight and dimension regulations in Canada work, where the major differences are, and what the implications are. The report describes the impact of the regulations in terms of how they affect the design of truck combinations, how the vehicles that result affect trucking costs and rates, how the different regulations have affected the characteristics of truck fleets in various parts of the country, and how individual operators make decisions in terms of their own operations.
Heavy Truck Weight and Dimension Limits for Interprovincial Operations in Canada Resulting from the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Memorandum of Understanding on Interprovincial Weights and Dimensions:
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Trucking
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
In 1988, the Council of Ministers of Transportation & Highway Safety endorsed a memorandum of understanding designed to improve uniformity in regulations governing weights & dimensions of commercial vehicles operating between provinces & territories on a nation-wide highway system. Amendments made since the original agreement have been prepared & endorsed by all participating jurisdictions. This document presents the technical details of the latest version of the memorandum with regard to allowable weights & dimensions of the following categories of vehicles: tractor semitrailer, tractor & 2 trailers, straight truck, pony trailer combination, truck/full trailer combination, and intercity bus. Includes glossary.