Guest Comment: Critical period in truck size, weight issue as House considers legislation

Published by Jamie Foster on

From Rail News:

“Defenders of public safety are heading into a critical period in the truck size and weight national debate in Congress, and the rail industry should take notice.”

“The House of Representative’s Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (T&I) recently unveiled its surface transportation reauthorization bill, named the INVEST in America Act. While the good news is there is no bigger truck language in this bill, the mark-up for the bill is scheduled for June 17 with the floor vote scheduled for July 1.”

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