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HEAR WHY EXPERTS OPPOSE BIGGER TRUCKS

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National Troopers Coalition chairman points to new poll showing three of four Americans oppose bigger trucks

While major trucking companies lobby Congress to allow longer and heavier semitrailers, a just-released survey conducted by Harper Polling found that 76 percent of Americans oppose longer and heavier semitrailer trucks on the highway. Click here for CABT's news release, and click here for a summary of the poll.

BIGGER TRUCKS MEAN BIGGER PROBLEMS

highway safety

Bigger trucks are more dangerous trucks.

infrastructure damage

Bigger trucks destroy our aging roads and bridges.

underpayment

Bigger trucks force taxpayers to pick up the tab to repair and maintain our nation's highways.

bigger trucks = more trucks

Heavier truck weight limits would lead to a net increase of approximately 8 million more trucks on the highway, a 56-percent increase.

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