“Truck weight is a top concern for southeast Los Angeles County, including Bell Gardens, as Congress considers proposals that would add 11,000 pounds to the current weight limit of 80,000 pounds for semi-trucks. At least one proposal under consideration would remove truck weight limits entirely. These bills are aimed at reducing shipping costs for huge corporations. But they also would put our communities at risk, generating serious safety concerns and higher infrastructure costs.” Read More+…
Daily Press | Column: Bigger, dangerous trucks pose a threat on Virginia roads
“As a supervisor in Albemarle County for the past 10 years, I have strongly opposed onopposed legislation in Congress aimed at allowing bigger tractor-trailers on roads for safety reasons, the impact on infrastructure and road congestion. Truck safety is already trending in the wrong direction, and the last thing weneed need is to add even heavier trucks to the road. According to the National Traffic Administration Highway Safety Administration, from 2013 to 2023, the year with the most recently available…
Citizen Portal (NC) | Forsyth County commissioners oppose federal/state increases to truck weight and length, citing safety concerns
“The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 4, 2025, approved a resolution opposing federal and state legislation that would allow heavier and longer trucks on interstate, state and local roads. The motion carried 6–1.” Read More+…
Railway Supply | Heavier truck weight limits face broad opposition in Congress
Heavier truck weight limits are back on the agenda in Washington, with a coalition of 20 national organizations urging Congress to reject measures that would allow larger tractor trailers on the nation’s roads, highways and bridges, as reported by Progressive Railroading. Read More+…
Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) | Medina police chief travels to Washington, D.C. to share concerns about bigger truck sizes
“MEDINA, Ohio – Police Chief Ed Kinney recently spent time in Washington, D.C., discussing concerns about increasing truck sizes with members of Congress and he said he thinks many legislators were receptive to the message. Kinney said during an Oct. 14 council meeting that he traveled to Washington earlier this month with the group Coalition Against Bigger Trucks. He said the group’s goal was to urge members of Congress not to approve an increase for the legal size and weight…
NBC-10 | Rhode Island law enforcement leaders warn Congress of safety concerns with larger trucks
“NBC 10 NEWS — Rhode Island law Enforcement leaders say they have concerns about congressional bills which could increase the weight tractor trailer trucks carry on the highway. They say a heavier tow could have consequences for both safety, and wear and tear on our roads.” Read and Watch here+…
Patch | Hillsborough Joins Fight Opposing Bigger Trucks
“HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Mayor John Ciccarelli has joined 2,200 local leaders who signed a letter opposing proposals in Congress that would allow any increase in truck weight or length. The Coalition Against Bigger Trucks(CABT) represents local communities and Americans nationwide who are concerned about the transportation infrastructure Heavier single-trailer trucks or longer double-trailer trucks can cause additional wear and tear on local roads and “would make our current situation worse,” said Ciccarelli at the Sept. 26 Township Committee meeting.” Read…
My Journal-Courier, (Jacksonville) | Commentary: Groups warning against heavier rigs — Chris Woodward
“The Coalition Against Bigger Trucks organized a letter signed by county commissioners, city officials, public works directors and engineers urging lawmakers to keep the current federal cap of 80,000 pounds in place. Congress is weighing a Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill, and industry groups are lobbying for a pilot program to allow trucks up to 91,000 pounds on interstate highways.”….”County engineers are also warning about the long-term effects on infrastructure. Kevan Stone, executive director of the National Association of County Engineers, said…
The Hill | Red and blue states agree on something; they are united against bigger trucks
Few issues unite local leaders from states across the ideological spectrum like the prospect of massive trucks, much larger than typical highway tractor-trailers, rumbling down the roads and tearing up infrastructure. More than 2,200 local government officials like me — from all 50 states, from blue and red bastions and everything in between — joined together recently to let congressional lawmakers know they are dead set against proposals to allow such trucks. Under consideration as Congress debates the highway bill,…
Landline Media | Local communities unite against increase in truck size and weight
We already knew that the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Truckload Carriers Association and Advocates for Auto and Highway Safety oppose efforts to increase the maximum truck size and weight. Even more, about two dozen organizations, including the National Association of County Engineers, comprise the Coalition Against Bigger Trucks. But the opposition isn’t confined to national organizations. City and county leaders from across the nation also have their concerns about making trucks bigger and heavier. On Monday, Sept.…