Measurement　of　pavement　rut　is　critical　to　highway　agencies　for　both　pavement　design　and　rehabilitation.　Historically,　rut　depth　is　the　only　pavement　permanent　deformation　indicator　collected　with　various　measurement　technologies.　Recently,　the　new　draft　protocol　called　AASHTO　Standard　Practice　PP69-10　outlines　a　set　of　procedures　to　derive　multiple　measures　of　pavement　permanent　deformation,　including　percent　deformation,　water　entrapment　depth,　rut　depth,　etc.　Multiple　parameters　can　be　useful　for　project-level　analysis,　but　may　not　be　realistic　indices　for　overall　permanent　deformation　evaluation　at　network　level.　In　this　paper,　a　three-step　procedure　is　applied　to　evaluate　the　overall　permanent　deformation.　Transverse　profile　data　are　collected　on　over　200km　(125miles)　National　Highway　Systems　using　the　1-mm　PaveVision3D　Ultra　data　collection　system.　Twelve　attributes　for　characterising　permanent　deformation　are　calculated　according　to　the　requirement　of　PP69-10.　Scoring　functions　of　these　attributes　are　elicited　using　utility　theory-based　methods　with　statistics　of　attributes　from　the　collected　sample　data-sets.　Analytical　Hierarchy　Process　is　performed　for　the　development　of　a　comprehensive　permanent　deformation　evaluation　system.　Additive　weights　are　obtained　for　all　attributes　based　on　pairwise　comparisons.　A　case　study　is　conducted　to　compare　current　rut　depth-based　practice　with　the　proposed　new　comprehensive　evaluation　system.