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NCHRP Report 671: Review of Canadian Experience with the Regulation of Large Commercial Motor Vehicles (2010)
National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)

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Woodrooffe, John, Sweatman, Peter, Middleton, Dan, James, Ray, Billing, John R, Transportation Research Board. "3.3.3 The Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study." NCHRP Report 671: Review of Canadian Experience with the Regulation of Large Commercial Motor Vehicles. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2010.

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Front Matter (R1-R10)
Summary (1-6)
1.3 Terminology (7-8)
2.1.1 Regulations in the Late 1960s (9-9)
2.1.2 The Ontario Bridge Formula, 1970 (10-10)
2.1.3 Intermediate Steps, 19701982 (11-11)
2.1.4 Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators/RTAC Vehicle Weights and Dimensions Study, 19811986 (12-12)
2.1.5 Development of National Standards, 19861988 (13-13)
2.1.6 Implementation of the M.o.U. (14-14)
2.1.8 Amendments to the M.o.U. since 1988 (15-16)
2.1.9 Qubec and Ontario Size and Weight Changes (17-17)
2.1.11 Other Vehicle Configurations (18-19)
2.2.1 The M.o.U. (20-20)
2.2.4 A Novel LCV Special Permit System (21-21)
2.3.2 Political Organization of Canada (22-22)
2.3.5 Intergovernmental Coordination (23-23)
2.3.7 Regional Groups Within the Task Force (24-24)
2.4 Compile Literature (25-25)
3.1 Economic Impacts (26-26)
3.2.1 Domestic Fleet, 1999 (27-27)
3.2.2 Cross-Border Fleet (28-28)
3.2.3 Unanticipated Impacts (29-29)
3.2.5 Changes in Compliance and Enforcement (30-30)
3.3.2 The Turner Proposal (31-32)
3.3.3 The Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study (33-34)
3.3.4 Review of Truck Size and Weight Limits (35-35)
3.3.5 The Western Uniformity Scenario (36-36)
3.3.6 Research Recommendations and Results (37-37)
3.3.7 National Legislative Actions (38-39)
3.3.9 Regional Initiatives (40-40)
3.3.11 The Bridge Perspective (41-43)
3.4.1 Freight and Trucks (44-44)
3.4.3 The Need for a Complete Vehicle Specification (45-45)
3.4.5 The Need for Dimensional Compatibility (46-46)
3.4.7 Winter Weight Allowances and Spring Weight Restrictions (47-47)
3.4.9 The Scientific Approach (48-48)
3.4.10 Grandfather Rights (49-49)
3.4.12 The Institutional Contrast (50-51)
Chapter 4 - Conclusions (52-53)
References (54-56)
List of Abbreviations (57-57)
Definition of Terms (58-61)
Appendix A - Heavy Truck Weight and Dimension Limits for Interprovincial Operations in Canada (62-90)
Appendix B - Truck Size and Weight Limits of the Provinces and Territories (91-104)
Appendix C - Bibliography of Canadian Truck Size and Weight Research (105-113)
Appendix D - Recommended Regulatory Principles for Interprovincial Heavy Vehicle Weights and Dimensions (114-126)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications (127-127)