ATA Supports Heavier Trucks And Mexican Trucks
August 5, 2010 by Truckdrivernews · Leave a Comment
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) strongly supports the “Safe and Efficient Transportation ACT (SETA) of 2010, S. 3705, introduced Aug. 4 by U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.).
The legislation will allow the operation of trucks on the Interstate Highway System with a gross weight of 97,000 pounds. Current [...]
Heavier Weights – Safer, More Fuel Savings, Environmentally Friendly
July 6, 2010 by Truckdrivernews · Leave a Comment
What are these people thinking? The Safe and Efficient Transportation Act is a bill to allow a state to authorize the operation of a vehicle with a maximum gross weight (including enforcement tolerances) in excess of certain federal weight limitations on Interstate Highway System (IHS) routes in the state if:
(1) the vehicle is equipped [...]
