“I have spent most of my adult life in some kind of public service, including many years in law enforcement that included plenty of commercial truck inspections, and more recently fourteen years on the Blooming Grove Township Board of Supervisors.

A proposal in Congress would allow states to raise the weight limit for commercial trucks from 80,000 pounds to 91,000 pounds. It now heads to the full House and Senate for a vote.

The ”Pilot Project” amendment in the current Highway Bill would let states spend 10 years running heavier trucks on public roads. These trucks would run on interstates and use local roads for fuel stops, rest and deliveries. The only stated goal is to track how often these trucks crash.”

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