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STUDY * USA - NPTC, UMTRI release truck size and weight study
The UMTRI/NPTC report, “Analysis of the Potential Benefits of Larger Trucks for U.S. Businesses Operating Private Fleets,” estimates a reduction in truck loads of 10 percent if the allowable weight was increased and 6 percent if LCV’s were permitted. If both strategies were implemented, then the estimated reduction in truck loads from the members surveyed would be 16 percent
Arlington,VA,USA -The Trucker News Services -14 May 2009: -- Increases in truck weight and length would have a direct beneficial effect on the challenges facing American businesses, according to a study conducted by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute that was commissioned by the National Private Truck Council... Specifically, the study’s findings implied that significant improvements could be achieved in fuel consumption, cost, congestion, improved distribution efficiency, and driver availability by increasing the gross vehicle weight (GVW) up to 97,000 pounds on a six-axle tractor-semitrailer from its current 80,000-pound maximum while at the same time boosting cubic capacity through the use of LCVs (specifically, two 53-ft. trailers—“turnpike doubles”)... (Picture from truckwallpapers: Australia's Road Trains)Labels: studies
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