Trucker's Blog — Houston truck route plan

Houston is on the brink of implementing a significant truck route plan that could make it the largest U.S. city to enact such measures. The proposed regulation aims to restrict commercial trucks to main roads, prohibiting them from traversing many smaller streets. The initiative, known as the Citywide Truck Route Plan (TRP), is part of the Vision Zero action plan, intending to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on roadways.Under the TRP, Houston plans to categorize routes into three types: through truck routes (primary routes for commercial vehicles), local truck routes (major thoroughfares serving local origins and destinations), and no-through-truck streets...