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ATA now supports longer and/or heavier trucks

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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by edbenton Futuremodal this same arguement was made when the 53 footer came out in the 80's would require fewer trucks to carry the lighter goods cubing out before maxing out. I know that is BS doe to the fact that with the economy growing that more trucks are needed. Plus the RR industry retrenching into a bulk commiadty hauler does not help at all. I for one know that there are mmore trucks out there all you have to do is try to find a parkingsopt at anytruckstop or rest area at night. [/quote] Well, then will you go out on a limb and suggest that we should reduce GVW and trailer length limits to 40'? Yeah, that'd reduce the congestion in your head, but not out on the highways. Do the math - x amount of freight moving by truck divided by cubic capacity of each trailer and each trailer combination per rig (or go by the total load tonnage allowed per rig). Obviously, larger capacity units will result in less total rigs on the highway for that given amout of freight, while smaller capacity units will result in more total rigs on the highway for that same given amount of freight. Anyone who suggests the opposite is nuts. You're making the same blunder as Leon, namely suggesting that increasing GVW and trailer length resulted in more truck traffic.
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