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6. REFERENCES
Pages 30-31

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... For example, coupling changes in highway user fees and taxes with changes in limits to ensure that operators of new trucks paid the costs of providing facilities for them would greatly alter the public costs and benefits of changes in the limits. Although the 1981 and 2000 USDOT truck size and weight studies were conducted in conjunction with highway cost allocation studies, they did not estimate how changes in user fees would affect their impact estimates.
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... Department of Transportation Truck Size and Weight Study: Second Report: Review of USDOT Technical Reports. October 5.
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