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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by beaulieu It was Idaho, not Montana that wanted the trucks off their highways. Idaho gained nothing but had to maintain the highway. [/quote] Actually, it was the federal ban in increasing GVW that has kept the Idaho GVW level at 105,000 and Montana's at 129,000. Those weights that were already in place when the ban took effect were grandfathered in. Idaho has tried to get exemptions since then to match the Montana GVW for US Highway 12 but without success. Idaho gains more from grain moving by truck to the Port of Lewiston than it does having grain pass through the State via BNSF. They colllect a good portion of their statewide trucking fees at the weigh station along Highway 12/95 east of town. There is also the value added component that results in increase tax revenues into the State treasury from the economic impact of the Port. Thus, Idaho has an economic stake in trying to shift Montana export grain traffic from rail to truck. Of course, that's only because no rail connection exists between Lewiston and Montana, e.g. if such a rail connection existed and resulted in grain trains offloading at Lewiston, Idaho would get the value added benefit but not the truck fee income.
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