“The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Truckload Carriers Association all oppose efforts to increase truck size and weight. Meanwhile, the Shippers Coalition and American Farm Bureau Federation supported heavier trucks. With Congress in the early stages of drafting a new highway bill, the hearing served as an opportunity for the groups to make their pitches to members of the House Highways and Transit Subcommittee. The current weight limit is 80,000 pounds. In recent years,…
Indiana Gazette (PA) | Fyock expresses concern about proposals to allow heavier trucks on area bridges
“Indiana County Sheriff Robert E. Fyock has joined other local government and law enforcement leaders from across the country in urging Congress to reject proposals that would allow heavier and longer trucks on the nation’s roads. “Indiana County’s roads and bridges are already under significant strain,” Fyock said. “Increasing truck weights to 91,000 pounds or allowing longer twin-trailer trucks would only make things worse—putting more lives at risk and shifting the cost of road and bridge repairs onto our local…
Dayton Daily News (OH) | Why big trucks are a big problem in Vandalia
“Law enforcement and city government leaders flew to Washington, D.C., Tuesday evening to ask lawmakers to get a handle on a growing problem — big, heavy trucks. There are 413 bridges in Montgomery County. Of those, 36 would not hold 91,000-pound semi-trucks, said Kurt Althouse, city manager for Vandalia. Replacing those 36 bridges would not be cheap. Althouse puts the cost at an estimated $59 million. “Our goal is to get ahead of this,” Althouse said in an interview Tuesday…
CBS 5 (AR) | Study warns potential truck weight increase could cost Arkansas billions
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — A new study conducted by a highway and transportation safety advocacy group has found that potential changes to federal truck weight limits could lead to significant damage to bridges nationwide, including in Arkansas. The Coalition Against Bigger Trucks (CABT) said their study suggests that raising the weight limit from the standard 80,000 pounds to 91,000 pounds could force the maintenance or replacement of 2,208 bridges in Arkansas alone, with a price tag of over $2 billion. “That…
OK Energy Today | Coalition says bigger trucks will increase bridge dangers in Oklahoma
“A study by the Coalition Against Bigger Trucks has a warning for Congress…don’t approve legislation to increase the maximum truck weight or length limits on federal highways. The Coalition had similar statistics on 2023 when it said any increase to 88,000 pound trucks would put 2,854 bridges in Oklahoma at risk and the replacement costs would total $1,017,901, 368. A move to 91,000 pound trucks would damage 2,961 Oklahoma bridges and their replacement cost would total $1,130,386,195. If 97,000 pound…
Land Line | NTSB found Key Bridge exceedingly vulnerable before collapse
The Coalition Against Bigger Trucks recently released its study on the structural and financial ramifications on bridges due to any increase in maximum truck weights.Currently, truck weight limits are set at 80,000 pounds, but an increase to 91,000 pounds has been proposed in Congress. “These at-risk bridges represent a sizable portion of the nation’s bridge infrastructure, located on local roads and highways that are critical for everyday transportation and commerce,” the Coalition’s study said. More than 80,000 bridges with a…
New Study: Nation’s Bridges at Risk if Congress Allows Bigger Trucks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 17, 2025CONTACT: Emily DeLuca – 703-229-2134 New Study: Nation’s Bridges at Risk if Congress Allows Bigger TrucksStates hit hardest: : Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia and Washington. ALEXANDRIA, VA. (March 17, 2025) — A new study released by the Coalition Against Bigger Trucks found that congressional proposals to allow heavier tractor trailers on highways would cause major damage to the nation’s local bridges if enacted into law. Updating an…
Land Line | Study: Increasing truck weights would risk local bridges and cost billions
A new study suggests that increasing the maximum truck weight to 91,000 pounds would put tens of thousands of local bridges at risk and cost as much as $98.6 billion. The current weight limit is 80,000 pounds. In recent years, there have been efforts in Congress to increase the limit to 91,000 pounds. The Coalition Against Bigger Trucks said that the weight increase would have devastating effects on local bridges across the nation. A new study from the organization found…
WHMI 93.5 FM (Livingston, MI) | Hamburg Twp. Board Adopts Resolution Opposing Truck Size & Weight Increase
n support of CABT’s advocacy program, Hamburg Township in Michigan has adopted a resolution opposing increases to truck size and weight: “The Hamburg Township Board has approved a resolution opposing any increases in truck size and weight due to safety concerns and to help prevent damage to roads…. The resolution goes on to state “the water table is as little as 18 inches below the roadway in Hamburg Township, which creates difficulties during construction and maintenance. These roads would be…
Land Line | Increased truck weights would damage local roads and bridges, lawmaker says
This month, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee’s Highways and Transit Subcommittee held a critical hearing, “America Builds: A Review of Programs to Address Roadway Safety,” an important opportunity to discuss the condition of roadway safety across our nation. During the hearing, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) raised serious concerns about the risks of heavier trucks, referencing the @Coalition Against Bigger Trucks Local Bridge Study that found that over 72,000 local bridges would be put at risk by 91,000-pound trucks, and…