Opponents of Bigger Trucks Stage Rally, Urge Congress to Limit Vehicle Size, Weight

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ASHINGTON — Opponents of bigger trucks rallied last week outside the Capitol, urging Congress to limit longer commercial vehicles, including double- and triple-trailers, on the nation’s highways.

An organization called the Coalition Against Bigger Trucks (CABT) sponsored the rally and said that its campaign against longer trucks was a safety issue. But American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said it boiled down to economics and the rivalry between trucks and railroads.

“[This] is simply a railroad-backed effort to legislate a greater share of the freight transportation market for the railroad industry,” said Graves.

We shouldn’t be surprised that such a monopolistic industry would turn to Congress to regain the business they have lost to trucks,” he said.

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