Heavy Trucks
Index of Strategies by Implementation Timeframe and Relative Cost
Exhibit IV-1 provides a classification of strategies
according to the expected timeframe and relative cost for this emphasis
area. In several cases, the implementation time will depend upon such
factors as the availability of usable space, the number of agencies
involved, and, of course, costs. The range of costs may also vary for some
of these strategies due to many of the same factors. Placement in the table
below is meant to reflect the most commonly expected application of the
strategy. The vehicle-technologies-related strategy (12.1 G2) has the
longest timeframe for implementation because such technologies take many
years to penetrate the fleet, especially if they are installed at the
factory on new vehicles.
EXHIBIT IV-1
Classification of Strategies
| Timeframe for Implementation |
Relative Cost to Implement and Operate |
| Low |
Moderate |
Moderate to High |
High |
| Short (less than a year) |
12.1 A1 Increase efficiency of use of existing parking spaces
12.1 B1 Improve test administration for CDL
12.1 B2 Increase fraud detection of state and third-party testers
12.1 C1 Incorporate Share the Road information into driver materials |
12.1 E3 Modify speed limits and increase enforcement to reduce truck and other vehicle speeds |
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| Medium (1-2 years) |
12.1 C2 Promulgate Share the Road information through print and electronic media
12.1 E1 Identify and treat truck crash roadway segments—signing |
12.1 A2 Create additional parking spacesb
12.1 A3 Incorporate rumble strips into new and existing roadwaysc
12.1 E2 Install interactive truck rollover signing
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12.1 D1 Increase and strengthen truck maintenance programs and inspection performance
12.1 D2 Conduct postcrash inspections to identify major problems and problem conditions
12.1 F1 Increase the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of truck safety dataa
12.1 G1 Perform safety consultations with carrier safety management
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| Long (more than 2 years) |
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12.1 G2 Promote development and deployment of truck safety technologies |
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a This strategy is effective immediately upon implementation, but it is anticipated that jurisdictions will be added over time, so that full implementation may extend over several years.
b Some measures, e.g., modifying weigh stations to make parking spaces, could be accomplished in a year or less.
c Although this strategy could be accomplished in a short time period, it can more readily be incorporated into a regular repaving program.
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