presented to presented by Increase Efficiency of Highway
Freight Wisconsins Initiatives AASHTO BOD Workshop 9:30am to
11:30am Nov 2012 Mark Gottlieb, P. E. Secretary, Wisconsin
Department of Transportation Chair AASHTO Subcommittee on Highway
Transport
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Wisconsin DOT Today Overview Freight Operations and Safety
GLRTOC Wisconsin Truck Parking Grant Safety and Design Support
TS&W Study & Recommendations OSOW FN Configuration focused
MOU Minnesota/Wisconsin Permits Freight Reform Initiative AASHTO
SCOHT Resolution 2 *Source: Wisconsin Connections 2030 Plan; WisDOT
Strategy 2010-2011
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Freight Operations and Safety GLRTOC Partners & Mission
Founded 2009 Eight Member Agencies Mission: Improve cross- regional
transportation operations in support of regional economic
competitiveness and improved quality of life. The Great Lakes
Regional Transportation Operations Coalition (GLRTOC)
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Freight Operations and Safety GLRTOC Strategies & MCOM
Award Three Strategic Focus Areas Efficient freight operations
Reliable mobility TIM / ETO Multistate Corridor Operations and
Management (MCOM) Award (2013-2015) Connected Centers and Gateway
System Expansion Smart Work Zone Collaboration and Performance
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Freight Operations and Safety Truck Parking FHWA Discretionary
Truck Parking Grant. Received $1.0 million (Requested $1.8
Million). Revising work plan based on new budget. Plan will include
both public rest stops and private truck stops along I-94. Building
from lessons learned from the experiences of Minnesota, Michigan,
and others gaining efficiencies. Goals: Provide real time
information about available parking space upstream and online.
Support integrated multi-state regional transportation operations
and services for our freight stakeholders. 5
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Freight Operations and Safety Safety and Design Support ICE
Intersection control evaluation Review new designs to balance
freight mobility and safety. Ensure new impediments are not
created. Infrastructure design support Work with designers as
freight equipment and infrastructure design continue to evolve and
improve to ensure changes to the system adapted to these changes.
Work Zone Mitigation Balance repairs and modifications with freight
mobility and safety. 6
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Truck Size & Weight Study & Recommendations 2005
Wisconsin Act 167 mandated creation of a Joint Legislative Council
study committee on highway weight limits. That committees
recommendation: require WisDOT to contract for a comprehensive
TS&W study, focusing on economic benefits, infrastructure
protection, and safety. Comprehensive TS&W study requirement
included in 2007 state budget. Study was completed in 2010 and
performed with no predetermined outcomes or expectations. Study
laid the groundwork for the Freight Reform Initiative. 7
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Truck Size & Weight Study & Recommendations Oversize
Overweight Freight Network Permitted loads growing exponentially
Designate routes for majority of OSOW vehicles Include redundancy
for detours! Concept has allowed: Designers to know what needs to
be accommodated on which routes. Planners to shape project
priorities/project scheduling. Construction crews to balance system
repairs and maintenance with Freight Mobility. Permit, Operations,
and Enforcement staff to have a reliable routing and incident alert
notification. 8
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Truck Size & Weight Study & Recommendations
Configuration Based Wisconsin has 36 permit or statutory exemptions
for commercial oversize or overweight loads (5 more if Implements
are included) Permits for Non-divisible Loads: 12 Permit Types
Permits for Divisible Loads: 14 Permit Types Statutory Exemptions:
10 (15 with IoH) Most recently enacted permits follow federal
bridge formula and are consistent with the WI Truck Size/Weight
Study TS&W study looked at a cross section of vehicle
configurations. Like recent regulatory changes and the goal moving
forward is to focus on the physics of the load configuration not
commodity. 9
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Truck Size & Weight Study & Recommendations MOU with
Minnesota Harmonize permit conditions and size/weight law between
states. Work together on development of an electronic interface
between MN and WI permit systems. This Portal will eliminate having
to enter duplicative application data. Both states will review
their portions of the route and issue permits according to existing
state law. Have regular operational contact to keep the sister
state informed on near border restrictions and head off
cross-border re-routes. 10
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Truck Size & Weight Study & Recommendations Freight
Reform Initiative Aligning DOT actions to industry needs and
Wisconsins economic engine. Empowering DOT to respond to and create
growth opportunities for Wisconsin. Proactive approach to enacting
transportation legislation and regulations that impact business.
Forging strategic partnerships with industry. 11
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Truck Size & Weight Study & Recommendations Freight
Reform Initiative 1. Invite Industry to Participate in annual
Freight Summits 2. Freight Friendly regulations 3. Develop
Multimodal Freight Network 12
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Truck Size & Weight Study & Recommendations Freight
Reform Initiative Regulations should: Preserve or improve safety
Ensure competitive and efficient freight regulation and
infrastructure Balance economic benefits and rate of infrastructure
degradation Streamline and minimize procedures Strive to maintain a
level playing field Address energy and environmental needs through
efficiency and innovation 13 Freight Friendly Wisconsin
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AASHTO SCOHT Resolution Background SCOHT Committee and
Specialized Carriers met in Milwaukee July 2012. Two charges of the
Committee and themes coming out of the meeting: Size and Weight
Study requirements in MAP 21 Permit condition harmonization
Resolution does not speak to Size and Weight. Only permit
operational conditions. 14
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AASHTO SCOHT Resolution Background Manufacturing and production
has shifted for ship and build to build and ship even across state
lines. These shipments are most often carried by specialized trucks
with state issued permits. Permitted loads are increasingly being
delayed at borders between states. These delays cost shippers and
carriers significant lose or revenue. 15
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AASHTO SCOHT Resolution Background Goal is to focus on initial
operational issues as opposed to all issues at once. Resolution has
been sent to SCOH and BOD for adoption. At the same time Resolution
has been adopted by AASHTO Regional SCOHT committees and work to
harmonize within each region is underway. 16
