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ATA now supports longer and/or heavier trucks

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Canadian roads have frost laws dont they? I dimly remember some rules about winter operations up north and am surprised no one has said anything to date regarding permafrost or similar. Ive seen the big Bear Paper Mill in Virginia get served by train, they had two large siding/docks with about 12 cars on each track being loading and pulled out of there by a industrial switcher. But we still had oodles of truckers loading for Dow Jones in Des Moines IA and similar printing operations. That rail car cannot get from Central VA to IA in the time a team can get it there. Another thing that really bothers me about cargo scheduling. Why is it "OK" for a train to sit up to a week on the old Missouri Pacific Main in my area loaded while it is not ok for a trucker to sleep? There are certain vehicles in the USA that are configured like B trains in Michigan (Always wanted to drive one but never did get chance) and Turnpike Doubles in Mass and the Midwest. Those are handled pretty strictly by special areas at each exit where trailers are hooked or unhooked for single running off the turnpike system. If I remember correctly there are some coal trucks and intermodal who routinely exceed 80,000 gvw under permit during service around the United States. I remember a few intermodal loads that were like 135,000 gross on a U model mack and a 40 foot chassis box. Believe me it is HEAVY.
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