The roadway infrastructure constantly deteriorates because of environmental conditions, but other factors such as exposure to heavy trucks exacerbates the rate of deterioration. Therefore, decision-makers are constantly searching for ways to optimize allocation of the limited funds for repair, maintenance, and rehabilitation of New Jersey’s infrastructure. New Jersey legislation requires operators of overweight (OW) trucks to obtain a permit to use the infrastructure. The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) issues a variety of permits based on the types of goods carried. These permits allow OW trucks to use the infrastructure either for a single trip or for multiple trips. Therefore, one major concern is whether the permit revenue of the agency can recoup the actual cost of damage to the infrastructure caused by these OW trucks. This study investigates whether NJDOT’s current permit fee program can collect enough revenue to meet the actual cost of damage to the infrastructure caused by these heavy-weight permit trucks. The infrastructure damage is estimated by using pavement and bridge deterioration models and New Jersey permit data from 2013 to 2018 containing vehicle configuration and vehicle route. The analysis indicates that although the cost of infrastructure damage can be recovered for certain permit types, there is room for improvement in the permit program. Moreover, based on permit rules in other states, the overall rank of the New Jersey permit program is evaluated and possible revisions are recommended for future permit policies.

由于环境条件，道路基础设施不断恶化，但其他因素，如接触重型卡车，加剧了恶化的速度。因此，决策者一直在寻找方法来优化分配用于新泽西州基础设施维修、维护和修复的有限资金。新泽西州立法要求超重 (OW) 卡车的运营商获得使用基础设施的许可证。新泽西州交通部 (NJDOT) 根据所运货物的类型颁发各种许可证。这些许可证允许 OW 卡车单次或多次使用基础设施。因此，一个主要问题是该机构的许可证收入能否弥补这些单车卡车对基础设施造成的破坏的实际成本。本研究调查了 NJDOT 当前的许可证费用计划是否可以收取足够的收入来支付这些重型许可证卡车对基础设施造成的破坏的实际成本。基础设施损坏是通过使用路面和桥梁恶化模型以及新泽西州 2013 年至 2018 年的许可证数据估算的，其中包含车辆配置和车辆路线。分析表明，虽然某些许可证类型可以收回基础设施损坏的成本，但许可证计划仍有改进的空间。此外，根据其他州的许可规则，对新泽西州许可计划的整体排名进行评估，并建议对未来的许可政策进行可能的修订。