Effect of truck
weight enforcement in the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia
Al-Abdul Wahhab,
Hamad I.
ITE
Journal , v. 63 (November 1993)
Abstract
The effect of truck weight enforcement in Saudi Arabia was studied. The road
freight industry in Saudi
Arabia has grown rapidly in less than 15
years, supplying basic goods, construction goods, and fuel transportation
services. Truck fleet managers often overload their trucks so as to maximize
their profits. Field studies conducted in 1983 indicated that 90 percent of
monitored trucks were loaded between 30 percent and 300 percent more than their
permissible load levels according to their classification. The study was
carried out on two 6-lane highways in each of 3 major provinces of Saudi Arabia,
shortly after the enforcement of truck weight limits. Four major conclusions
were reached: tire pressures must be checked, violations of axle load limits
must be penalized, revision of the weight limit and penalty scheduling is
required, and a more rigorous enforcement program is needed
.Subject(s):Highway
engineering; Trucks/Weight; Transportation/Saudi Arabia