Economics of Overloading and the Effect of Weight Enforcement: Research Note

Authors

James G. Strathman, Portland State University

Document Type

Working Paper

Publication Date

6-2001

Subjects

Trucks -- United States -- Weight, Trucks -- Weight -- Economic aspects, Trucks -- Weight -- Governemnt policy, Trucks -- Law and legislation -- Enforcement

Physical Description

10 pages

Abstract

This note describes the economic rationale for exceeding weight limits by motor carriers in the face of weight enforcement activities. Patterns of weight enforcement practices by states are identified reflecting differences in enforcement intensity and the severity of penalties imposed for exceeding weight limits. Statistical analysis of weight enforcement data shows that the marginal effects of enforcement intensity and penalties are similar in deterring overloading, with most of the enforcement-related deterrence attributable to the use of portable/semi-portable scales.

Description

Catalog Number DP01-1.

Published by Center for Urban Studies, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University.

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/17842

Citation Details

Strathman, James G., "Economics of Overloading and the Effect of Weight Enforcement: Research Note" (2001). Center for Urban Studies Publications and Reports. 5.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/17842