Identifying Road Sections with Similar Truck Axle Load Spectra Using a Commodity-Based Freight Demand Model and Vehicle Classification Count Data

Eradius E. Rwakarehe1, Ming Zhong2, James Christie3 and Eric Hildebrand4 1 Lecturer, Department of Transportation & Geotechnical Engineering, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O. Box 35131, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; E-mail: eraddy2001@yahoo.co.uk 2 ITS Research Center, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, PR, China 3 Honorary Research Professor, Department of Engineering, Faculty of Science, Applied Science & Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, NB, Canada 4 Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada.