3 Axel or more Truck Fee's

I have never heard of such a fee.

I've never heard of such a fee either.

We also have private roads. Our only fees are for copies of the Assocaition's disclosure package, an update to the package or copies of association records. We are in Virginia.

Your 1:9600 ration is probably off by a factor of 10 to 100. Please get your facts straight

http://www.bloomfieldhillsmi.net/residents/city_departments/residents/docs/Letter_to_the_City_of_Bloomfield_Hills_from_Hubbell.pdf
http://www.lrrb.org/media/reports/201432.pdf

@ MarkM31, I got my numbers from the US GAO study entitled, "Excessive Truck Weight: An Expensive Burden We Can No Longer Afford". They stated the road damage from one "3-axel" truck is equivalent to 9,600 cars. I did verify my numbers to get my facts straight, but that is what came from the US GAO. Thank you very much for your help and support. We are trying to be fair to all homeowners and I appreciate the feedback very much.
Have a great day!

Your reference is thirty six years old. Do you have anything younger that shows this assertion has withstood more recent research?

I would think not

To answer your first question, we don't charge such a fee, and I've never heard of anyone who did. Unless you have a manned gate, enforcement would tend to be problematic.

I took a quick look at the article, it is focused on overweight trucks and trucks at the max limit of 80,000 pounds. Some of the examples they give are dump trucks, concrete mixers, garbage trucks, and semis hauling tank trailers or bulk industrial goods. Other than garbage trucks and possibly the occasional concrete delivery for driveway or sidewalk repair, most of these are not likely to be in your subdivision.

Other than those mentioned above, I would think that most 3 axle or larger trucks on your roads would be delivery trucks and moving vans. Both of these tend to be less dense cargo where the truck is likely to weigh far less than the max legal limit, and therefore cause less road damage. I really doubt that any truck is causing $150 of wear and tear without leaving visible damage.

(90/9600)X$150= $1.40

Do you really want to go thru all of that?

And who counts?

The fee pertains to large trucks like a Semi Tractor hauling two bed loads of dirt or another example is for the trucks involved with building a pool (cement mixers, semis with have cargo). It would be on the honor system to pay.
Yes, it is crazy to deal with but we see about 100 trucks or more a year going up and down our small 2 mile community. Homeowners are frustrated and are asking the board who is going to pay for all the damage the trucks are doing.

Hi Margo

I briefly looked at the report you relied on. The biggest issue I see is that the report was addressing highway driving conditions. I hope you don't have 80,000 pound 5-axle trucks (the basis for the 9,600 multiple) barreling through your neighborhood at 65 mph.

The faster the truck is moving, the greater the potential damage. My recommendation would be to institute and enforce a speed limit for trucks. People should be able to understand it a lot easier than what you propose.

@ TimB4
in our By-Laws it states that, "The Board of Directors shall have the power to make and adopt such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the law, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, as it may been advisable for the management of the business and affairs of the Company." The Company is in reference to the water and road company, which is what the board oversees. In our Road Restrictions it states that if any one homeowner causes damage to any part of the road than another that they are to be responsible for bearing the costs and expenses of repairing such damage. The idea of making zones for fee's bases on how far you are from the gate was to be fair to all homeowners. Our Bylaws state that "assessments for the installation, depreciation, maintenance and operation of the road system may be levied by the board on members as deemed necessary."

These big trucks have been a nightmare for the community. I know one person said it sounded normal but somedays there are 4 or more of these double loaded semis of dirt going up our very steep roads and then sliding down the roads because they can't get up the hill. They cut corners and run over front yards, they break down and the trucks are left for days until they can get repaired to get going again. The community does not want 100 or more trucks a year going up on down our two mile road. And it's all dirt trucks. That's the issue. Not delivery trucks or garbage trucks. It is one particular lot owner that is the main user of all the trucks. If he wants hundreds of cubic yards of dirt delivered to his home that's fine. But the other 39 lot owners spoke up at our Annual Meeting and did not want to pay for the road damage that these 80k pound trucks were causing. That is what got this headache inducing thing started.

The board wants to be fair to all and I am trying to make sure that happens. One of the best things was to put this question out there and the responses I have gotten have been great and very direct. It's lead me to believe that our truck fee's are too high and the road master who came up the the numbers and figures was using outdated information. We are all volunteers on the board and wish to do the right thing for everyone that lives here.

Thank you so very much for all the feedback and help.

Margo

You say it is one owner but when he gets done what he wants, will he not stop bringing dirt in?