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Manufacturing isn’t going to increase because they can add more weight to trucks. Larger weight limits will reduce the number of trucks on the road. Would also save the paperwork of 113,000 applications that are time consuming and costly for everyone.
“Pressel said he doesn’t think the state should be picking winners and losers by limiting which commodities are allowed on overweight trucks. In 2019, more than 113,000 single-trip permits were granted for those trucks.
Pressel said if those single-trip permits didn’t exist, more than 50,000 additional trucks would have been on Indiana’s roads.
But some lawmakers questioned whether manufacturers would increase production and keep the same number of trucks, carrying bigger loads, on the road.”
So we get rid of the permits, which also gets rid of the fee paid to help offset the wear and tear that very large loads put on the public’s roads.
Be clear what this bill is – is a transfer of road funding from businesses to the public. The general public will pay both for roads to be rebuilt more often and to repair their own vehicles when they suffer blown tires (or worse) when transversing the decrepit roads of Indiana.
Just say no!
Our highways were not designed to handle 120,000 lb loadings, a 150% increase over the design load used in highway design. The roads will wear faster requiring more repair and replacement.
If fees increased in relationship to the increased weight, this might make some sense if increased fees were dedicated to maintenance and repair. But I don’t see that in the proposed legislation.
Well said, Gregory.
Agree with Gregory. Increased wear and tear on the public good Requires increased fees to pay for repair.
Fix the potholes!
I agree with Gregory C. Our roads cannot handle additional weight. We are way behind in infrastructure upkeep and repair, lets not cause more damage. Driving regularly in other states I find 6 land interstates, no holes, and quality rest stop facilities. We have a long way to go to catch up and more weight and damage will not get us there.
The legislature needs to look at all aspects of this consideration.