THE SYSTEMS OF AUTOMATIC WEIGHT CONTROL OF VEHICLES IN THE ROAD AND RAIL TRANSPORT IN POLAND

• Authors: Wisnicki Bogusz , Wolnowska Anna
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Condition of roads in Poland, despite the on-going modernisation works is still unsatisfactory. One reason is the excessive wear caused by overloaded vehicles. This problem also applies to rail transport, although to a much lesser extent. One solution may be the system of automatic weight control of road and rail vehicles. The article describes the legal and organizational conditions of oversize vehicles inspection in Poland. Characterized current practices weighing road vehicles, based on measurements of static technology. The article includes the description of the existing applications of the automatic dynamic weighing technology, known as systems WIM (Weigh in Motion). Additionally, the weighing technology and construction of weighing stands in road and rail are characterized. The article ends with authors' conclusions indicating the direction and ways of improving the weighing control systems for vehicles.

Keywords

EN

AUTOMATIC AND DYNAMIC WEIGHING; ROAD TRANSPORT; VEHICLE WEIGHING SYSTEMS

Discipline

• ECONOMICS: ECONOMICS

• Publisher: Wyższa Szkoła Logistyki
• Journal: LogForum
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 3
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Wisnicki Bogusz

author

Wolnowska Anna

• Bogusz Wisnicki, Anna Wolnowska, Institute of Transport Engineering, Maritime University of Szczecin, Waly Chrobrego 1-2, 70-500 Szczecin, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

11PLAAAA101013