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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by rrwitt Good! Maybe that will reduce the number of 53ft trailers on the road that were designed for 40 footers. I think the number of those immense rigs on the tollways are a serious danger to motorists. I say raise the tolls for the trucks but give 'em a big discount to run between 10pm and 5am. Most of those things aren't carrying freight to rail terminals for interstate transport, anyhow. True, intermodal is good for all, but most of the truck traffic on the tollways doesn't look like intermodal to me. Rich Witt [/quote] There are two Railyards dedicated to Intermodal along the tollway. O'Hare with it's Passenger and Airfreight is also in the same area. I believe UPS, Fedex all have major sorting facilities in the same area. Trucks all around. The other problem is traffic from Wisconsion (The Dakota, Montana and Pacific Northwest Freight) needs to go that way to get to the points east of Chicago. There are no really good ways to get past that area without going out of route. The same situation remains from the east coast going to the NW of the country. The rest of the traffic simply bypasses Chicago and the tolls whenever possible. Or runs thru at night on purpose. I am sorry that your perception that trucks are a danger and in the hands of a unprofessional they can be. The reason we are supposed to go thru all the testings, rules and regulations and so forth is to be able to avoid the commuters and keep the rig on the road in bad weather. I think cars are more dangerous because you cannot count on anything when they are around. You gotta watch em close with about 3 different plans (Escape routes) ready to execute at a moment's notice. You did touch on a important point, there are 53 foot trailers designed for 40 footers. That is one reason why there are skilled drivers behind the wheel. Sometimes the road needs to be fixed to accomodate... if that is not possible we make do with what we got. You would probably not believe where we can put a 53 footer. The idea of multipule trailers takes up too much room. And discounts for night time really does not matter as we have to deal with Chicago and all it's good and bad things anyhow.
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