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Industry Reports -
2013
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Declared Weight CVC 42030 Issues:
What About Those Smaller Trucks?
So let’s say you decide to save a trip and reduce costs from your yard or jobsite and attach a loaded trailer to your smaller (less than 26,000 lbs. gross vehicle weight GVW). The driver is instructed to hook up a 2-axle flat-trailer (5,000 lbs.) that is sitting in your yard or on the jobsite doing nothing.
You’re thinking, why not maximize its use and take back a load of forms that you need on the jobsite or off a job that maybe finished. So you decide, let’s get these forms (8,000 lbs.) out of the way or even better off the jobsite before anything comes up missing.
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Industry Reports -
2013
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Using a Portable Mobile Device for Permits?
At the last CTPAC meeting, there was an idea floated to use a portable mobile device (smart phone or tablet) to show an electronic copy of the Caltrans permit to law enforcement officers.
Caltrans, California Highway Patrol (CHP), and industry representatives had a conference call on this issue. Caltrans can electronically transmit their permits. (Please note that this is not the same as e-mail.) However, CHP had concerns as to how officers would be able to verify that the driver had a valid permit. Additionally, while Caltrans has this ability to electronically transmit permits; other cities and counties don’t. This is a problem when attachments are required.
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Industry Reports -
2013
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One Stop Shop for Local Truck Routes
Caltrans has begun adding local truck route maps to its website. During 2013, we will be working with Caltrans to contact the municipalities that do not have their maps posted on the website to “get on board.” This is a positive step by Caltrans because this creates a one-stop-shop for local truck routes. It will also place the burden on local agencies to keep their maps updated on the Caltrans’ website. The listing of local truck routes to date can be found at: www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/trucks/truckmap/local-truck-routes.htm.
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Industry Reports -
2013
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LA County Proposes “No Trucks Older than 2010 as Contract Requirement”
We met with the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works (DPW) in January and they had big (and bad) news. Los Angeles County is considering adding a requirement to all of its public works projects that would mandate contractors to use dump trucks that are “2010 or newer.”
I then informed the Los Angeles County DPW representatives that a study had been conducted which showed the majority of the dump trucks would not meet this requirement since they are older than 2010. I was asked by Los Angeles County DPW to confirm this information which I did with surveys generated by this Association.
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Industry Reports -
2013
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What is the Future For Caltrans Work?
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has approximately 653 active contracts with a total contract value of about $11.5 billion. This is slightly down from the record of $11.7 billion, but is similar to the last 5 years when the contract values have ranged between $9 billion and $11.7 billion.
However, looking forward, the future is not nearly so bright. The forecast for the next 12 months is about half the dollar size of contracts compared to the average of the last five years. Currently, 2014 looks about the same. Over the next two years, Caltrans expects to see the value of active projects decline back to historical (2003-05) levels around $5 to $6 billion.
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