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Freight Transportation & Transportation Safety Stakeholders: The US DOT would like to invite you to an upcoming public input meeting related to the DOT's Truck Size and Weight Limits Study. Please review the meeting announcement shown below. SAVE THE DATE May 29th, 2013 12:30 to 4:30 pm (EST) Subject: USDOT Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Limits Study - Public Input Session The U.S. Department of Transportation invites you to participate in the upcoming Public Input Session for the Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Limits Study (CTSW). MAP-21 Section 32801 requires the USDOT Secretary to complete a "Comprehensive Truck Size & Weight Limits Study." The Study will be conducted as an objective, data driven initiative using the most current, best-suited analytical methods, tools, and models. The Study will evaluate and compare the differences between trucks loaded at or below current federal truck size and weight limits to those operating in excess of those limits. The CTSW Study will produce findings on highway safety and truck crash frequency and severity, pavement and bridge infrastructure service life impacts, the cost and effectiveness of enforcement and implications for the national transportation system including the modal share of freight movements that would result if Federal truck size and weight limits were to change. The first Public Outreach Session will provide stakeholders an opportunity to share feedback on the approach and methods USDOT intends to use to complete the Study. The USDOT will also solicit comments on "alternative truck configurations" to be evaluated in the Study. The meeting, which is free and open to the public, will be held as an in-person workshop. Webinar access is available for those unable to attend in person. Three additional Public Outreach Sessions will be held over the next year and a half. Meeting details: May 29, 2013 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. USDOT headquarters 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE, Washington, DC 20590 To register for the webinar, click here: http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webconfid=26090 To attend in person, register here: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> In advance of the Public Input Session, a worksheet on the alternative truck configurations will be shared with registered participants prior to the session and will be available at the website provided below. We invite you to share this announcement with other groups and individuals you feel would be interested in participating. If you are unable to attend, a transcript of the presentations and stakeholder comments will be available on the FHWA Freight website at: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/sw/map21tswstudy/index.htm Thank you for your consideration. Carl L. "Chip" Millard III Federal Highway Administration Office of Freight Management and Operations Program Delivery Team U.S. DOT Headquarters Building Room E84-471 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Phone: 202-366-4415 Fax: 202-366-3225 E-mail: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>