- Congress
Reintroduces Max Truck Weight Cap Bill
2011-02-21
The Coalition for Transportation Productivity has been lobbying hard for the reintroduction of
the Safe & Efficient Transportation Act and they have finally succeeded. We've posted before
on the max weight limit pilot scheme in Vermont and Maine, where truck weights are allowed up to
120,000 pounds (from the 80,000 pound, federally imposed limit).
- UCLA Anderson Forecast says Economic Recovery on Track
2011-02-11
Ed Leamer, the director of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Anderson Forecast,
reported that trucking business activity showed a decline in January 2011 using a 12-year
tracking model. The good news is that economic recovery continues to gain momentum, though the
January decline does need explanation.
- Time
Running Out on Truck Weight Limit Pilot
2010-12-12
The Obama administration has made trucking efficiency one of the government's priorities. A
pilot program adopted in Maine and Vermont allowed for weight limits to be increased from 80,000
to 100,000 pounds for interstate commerce. The bad news is that the legislation allowing for
this to happen is set to end on December 18th unless the Senate votes to extend the scheme.