Briana
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom and Briana LeClaire <bri-tom@moscow.com>
> To: Jerry L. Schutz <jschutz@moscow.com>; Vision 2020
> <vision2020@moscow.com>; Tom Trail <ttrail@moscow.com>
> Cc: trail@cyberdrive.net <trail@cyberdrive.net>
> Date: Monday, February 09, 1998 7:58 AM
> Subject: Re: Legislative Newsletter--February 1 - 7/98
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> >That's not the biggest issue, Jerry. The biggest issue is what the huge
> >rigs do to our roads, and then our increased gas taxes!
>
> That's true too, but the trucking Lobby will tell you that with more axles
> the weight is distributed out so "wear & tear" is lessened.
>
> I think Sen. Schroeder said it best when he asked about what happens
when a
> 129K lb truck is completely on a bridge designed for a max load of 80K.
The
> Lobby said that the bridges were designed to carry more weight than the
Max
> load, but nobody knows how much of a heavier load the bridge can take.
>
> Fix the Goat Trail first, then talk about higher weights.
>
> Jerry
>
> Jerry
>