FHWA Size and Weight Study Completion Delayed Til 2015

The federal Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Limits Study, originally scheduled to be completed this month, will be delayed until 2015, officials said.

The congressionally mandated Federal Highway Administration study will address differences in safety risks, infrastructure effects and the impact on levels of enforcement between trucks operating at or within federal truck size and weight limits and trucks legally operating in excess of federal limits.

“We recognize many people, including Congress, are eagerly awaiting the release of the report,” FHWA said in a Nov. 24 release. “However, the department is committed to producing the most objective, data-driven report possible.”