January 11, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (2)

The National Academies of Science, Transportation Research Board meets next week to discuss issues facing all modes of Transportation within the U.S.  The Committee on Size and Weight will be discussing what other countries are doing and what the impact would be on our Roads and Bridges. 

Some theorists say that Intermodal shipments are the answer and keeping heavier ‘permitted’ vehicles on state roads is the way to solve the issue of congestion and at the same time allow us to avoid costly changes to the Interstate Highway system which still restricts us to 80,000 lbs GVW (20,000 lbs behind other developed and competing countries).  Intermodal has not been proven to be effective under 700 miles both in terms of cost, time...Read More
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