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Ag Groups Back Truck Weight Increase Amendment

 

Coalition Asks Congress to Add SAFE Trucking Act to Highway Bill

 

NGFA supports passage of U.S. surface transportation bill

 

CTP urges Congress to include ‘SAFE Trucking Act’ as an amendment to highway bill

 

NPTC asks House panel to include heavier truck language in transport bill

 

Shipper group backs bill raising truck weight limits

 

Truck Weight Limit Should Be 91,000 Pounds, NPTC tells Congress

 

Ohio groups are lobbying for the truck regulation change

 

Texas needs responsible truck weight reform for safer, more efficient transportation network

 

New Bill Would Permit 91,000-lb Rigs With Extra Axle

 

U.S. Rep. Ribble wants states to decide truck weight

 

Texas road safety questioned in fight for bigger trucks

 

Longer, heavier semitruck trailers proposed

 

Trucking Act Supported by NGFA

 

Ribble introduces trucking efficiency bill

 

 

Rep. Offers Heavier Truck Bill

 

Legislation aims to find middle road in US truck weight debate

 

Truck weight fight awaits

 

New bill would permit 91,000-lb. rigs with extra axle

 

Compromise truck efficiency bill introduced

 

Safe Truck Act garners United Fresh support

 

 

Ribble Introduces Compromise Truck Efficiency Bill

 

AISI applauds introduction of Truck Efficiency Bill

 

Dairy industry pushes for increased commercial truck weights

 

United Fresh backs new truck safety bill that could boost produce shipping capacity

 

AISI Backs Higher Trucking Tonnage Limit

 

Congress can give US economy the truck it needs

 

 

 

Bill Would Up Truck Weight Limit to 91,000 Pounds

 

GOP bill would allow states to decide on heavier trucks

 

Coalition for productivity, shippers, manufacturers voice support for 91,000-lb. 6-axle trucks

 

NGFA pushes for infrastructure stability

 

 

Group says DOT's 6-axle truck data flawed

 

Testifying Before Transportation Research Board, CTP Urges Review of Questionable DOT Truck Size & Weight Study Conclusions

 

Coalition Urges Weight Increase

 

Group Pushes Congress to Up Federal Truck Weight Limit

 

 

Coalition urges Congress to act on truck weight reform

 

Coalition for Transportation Productivity asks Congress to take closer look at truck size and weight

 

 

Heavier Six-Axle Trucks Pushed for Use on Interstates

 

DOT Study: Heavier US trucks won’t hurt intermodal rail

 

Read the Fine Print

 

Productivity group wants action on hiking six-axle weight limits

 

 

No change advised to truck size, weight limits, DOT tells Congress

 

US DOT Report Says Not Enough Data to Change Law on Longer, Heavier Trucks

 

DOT releases truck size and weight study

 

DOT: Lack of Data Argues Against Truck Size/Weight Changes

 

DOT releases truck size and weight study, results inconclusive; ATA calls report 'flimsy'

 

FHWA study says not enough data to change truck size and weight

 

Congress Must Act to Improve Efficiency for All Modes of Freight

 

Feds Urged to Issue Weight Study

 

 

Congressman Ribble urges release of DOT study findings on six-axle truck weight reform

 

 

Congress calls for results of study on truck weight, size

 

DOT urged to quickly release findings of two-year study into truck size, weight

 

Ribble Asks DOT to Fork Over Truck Data

 

 

Breaking news! Railroads don’t want bigger trucks...

 

CTP hits back at railroad interests in latest battle over truck weight reform

 

Predicated on deception

 

Productivity boost: Increasing truck size and weight could be a boon to efficiency and safety

 

A 70-year low in Maine highway fatalities justifies targeted truck weight reform

 

Truck Sizes and Weight: The Long and the Short of It

 

Maine highway-fatality drop seen to boost truck-weight reform

 

CTP: Highway fatalities reach 70-year low in Maine

 

Fleet Owner: Truck vs. Rail

 

Journal of Commerce OpEd: How Trucking Can Ease the U.S. Capacity Crunch

 

More Weight in Trucks Does Not Equate to Having More Accidents

 

Experts Say More Productive Trucks Will Help Relieve Highway Capacity Constraints

 

Congress debates truck weight limits, freight movement in hearing

 

Truck weight limits debated as Congress develops freight plan

 

With Final Report Due Soon, House Freight Panel Takes on Truck Weights

 

A Long History Shapes the Size & Weight Study

 

CTP Sends Letter to Congress Using Support for HR 612, the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act (SETA)

 

Hershey joins push to increase truck weight

 

Congress, States Debate Heavier Trucks

 

Summit Keys in on Trucking's Role in Sustainability

 

Home Depot backs federal vehicle weight reform bill

 

CTP starts video campaign to rally support for federal truck weight reform legislation

 

Shippers, stakeholders, initiate digital video campaign for truck weight reform

 

Shippers Step Up Campaign for Heavier Trucks

 

Video seeks to unify heavy truck support

 

CTP to Congress: Analysis of Maine bridges supports heavier trucks

 

Coalition for Transportation Productivity Says Opponents of Bill to Increase Truck Weight Limits Spreading False Information to Congress

 

Coalition wants to correct ‘misinformation’ on truck weight increase

 

Schmidt: Drive Recovery With Better Truck Efficiency

 

Truckers, agencies dispute weight limit

 

Heavier trucks could travel interstates under proposal before Congress

 

Competing bills filed on truck weights

 

Higher truck weight limit seen as cure for “regulatory drag”

 

Bill Would Allow States to Raise Truck Weight Limits

 

Groups converge on Capitol Hill to push for heavier trucks

 

Legislation for heavier trucks re-introduced in the House

 

House Reintroduces Safe & Efficient Transportation Act

 

Truck-weight reform bill reintroduced by bipartisan champions

 

Proposal to keep Maine truck-weight pilot in Senate bill

 

Spending bill would extend truck weight pilot program

 

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