Terra E-News, April 2015 – Vol. 9, No. 2
What is being hauled—and how—makes a big impact on our road network. Railroads may account for the biggest share of freight ton-miles nationally, but trucks actually carry the majority of freight when measured in tons or the number of trips.
“How do we get the data needed to really understand how trucks are impacting our roads—data on truck weight in particular?” asks Maureen Jensen, with the MnDOT Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations.
