Collins and Leahy didn't get the weight limit permanently lifted in the last Congress. So now they're trying again. Something about "fairness" because other states raised the limit. TeamsterNation suspects campaign contributions may have something more to do with it.
Four heavy trucks can carry as much as five normal ones. Heavy trucks are dangerous. Heavy trucks destroy our roads and bridges.
My boss, Jim Hoffa, says raising the weight limit would turn big rigs into time bombs. He's right. This is a bad idea that should go away permanently.
