Friday, April 22, 2011

Survey shows overwhelming opposition to larger truck weight limits

WASHINGTON, DC -- American voters say they are overwhelmingly opposed to allowing bigger, heavier trucks on our nation's highways, according to a national survey released yesterday.

Conducted by Hart Research Associates on behalf of the Coalition Against Bigger Trucks (CABT), the survey found public opinion is strongly against proposals being pushed by some large trucking companies asking Congress to raise the national cap on truck size by 20 percent to 97,000 pounds from the current limit of 80,000 pounds.

"Most (truckers) want no part of increasing the weight limit, either as drivers or even as motorists sharing the road," said Todd Spencer, Executive Vice President of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.