Research Article

Effects of Revised Toll-by-Weight Policy on Truck Overloading Behavior and Bridge Infrastructure Damage Using Weigh-in-Motion Data: A Comparative Study in China

Table 4

Toll fee structure for the revised toll-by-weight policy.

Weight typeWeight scenarioFee rate (CNY/km)

WlegalWlegal ≤ 5 tRlegal = 5 × b
5 t < Wlegal ≤ 10 tRlegal = 1.25 × Wlegal × b
10 t < Wlegal ≤ 20 tRlegal = [1.1 × 10 + (Wlegal − 10) × (7/6 − Wlegal/60)] × b
20 t < Wlegal ≤ 40 tRlegal = [10 + (Wlegal − 10) × (370/300 − 7 × Wlegal/300)] × b
Wlegal > 40 tRlegal = [10 + (Wlegal − 10) × 0.3] × b

WexcessWexcess ≤ 0.3WlimitR = Rlegal + (G − Wlimit) × 0.4 × b
0.3Wlimit < Wexcess ≤ 0.5WlimitR = Rlegal + [0.3Wlimit × 0.4 + (G − 1.3Wlimit) × 4] × b
0.5Wlimit < Wexcess ≤ 0.8WlimitR = Rlegal + [0.3Wlimit × 0.4 + 0.2Wlimit × 4 + (G − 1.5Wlimit) × 5] × b
Wexcess > 0.8WlimitR = Rlegal + [0.3Wlimit × 0.4 + 0.2Wlimit × 4 + 0.3Wlimit × 5 + (G − 1.8Wlimit) × 6] × b