> 7. TRUCK WEIGHT UPDATE--Legislation will be passed to allow trucks to
> increase weight loads from 105,500 pounds to 129,000 pounds. The bill
> will be introduced in the House Transportation Committee on Feb. 16th.
> The legislaton calls for a 10 mph reduction in top speeds allowed on
> the interstates. A demonstration route from Grangeville to Moscow
> has been recommended.
Thanks Tom for opposing this one. My opposition comes from the demo truck
which was parked in front of the Statehouse on Thursday. It was a Tractor,
a full size trailer and a half-size trailer. This was a for a Pro-trucking
lobby. Looking at the BIG rig, I realized that on the proposed demo route
(Grangeville to Moscow) you would NEVER be able to pass this truck in a
passenger car except in the eight or so "truck lanes" on US95.