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Freight Facts and Figures 2011

Table 3-5. Commercial Vehicle Weight Enforcement Activities: 2005-2010 (Historical)

Table in Excel format

Thousands

Blank cell. 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
All weighs 230,465 229,451 217,444 200,419 182,257 198,565
Weigh-in-motion 136,381 142,599 132,258 119,826 116,176 118,026
Static weighs, total1 94,084 86,852 85,186 80,593 66,081 80,539
Semiportable scales 494 423 426 358 373 285
Fixed scales 93,038 85,900 84,214 79,645 65,182 79,704
Portable scales 552 529 547 591 525 550
Violations2 568 621 530 555 490 479
Axle weight violations 275 270 234 249 221 217
Gross weight violations 118 150 127 120 116 114
Bridge weight violations 174 202 170 186 153 148
Permits3 3,626 4,598 4,828 5,216 4,529 4,839
Non-divisible trip permits 2,712 3,399 3,743 3,693 3,286 3,510
Non-divisible annual permits 233 251 332 322 299 303
Divisible trip permits 288 426 398 490 370 342
Divisible annual permits 393 522 354 710 574 683

1Static weights include the total number of vehicles weighed from semiportable, portable, and fixed scales.

2Violations include those from axle, gross, and bridge formula weight limits.

3Permits issued are for divisible and non-divisible loads on a trip or on an annual basis, as well as the overwidth movement of a divisible load.

Note:

Incomplete data from D.C. (2008), Hawaii (2008, 2009, and 2010), Indiana (2005), Massachusetts (2010), Michigan (2008), Pennsylvania (2005 and 2006), and South Dakota (2006 and 2007).

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Annual State Certifications of Size and Weight Enforcement on Federal-aid Highways, as prescribed under CFR Part 657, August 31, 2011.

 


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