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Tag: 33-foot doubles
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33-foot doubles still have chance with new Congressional measure
A new Congressional amendment to an already-enacted law would extend the federal maximum tandem trailer limit to 33 feet, up for the current 28-foot minimum.
January 20, 2016
Business
33-foot doubles left out of 2016 spending bill
A provision to allow longer trucks that was included in an earlier version of the omnibus spending package was removed from the final version that was unveiled late Tuesday.
December 17, 2015
Business
Senate nixes 33-foot twin trailer provision in DOT funding bill
The Senate’s original legislation included a provision to increase the tandem trailer limit to 33 feet, but an amendment brought to the Senate floor Wednesday stripped the bill of the provision. Its sponsor calls it a win for small business truckers.
November 18, 2015
Business
Congress to attempt to hammer out unified highway bill, owner-op ‘poison pill,’ size/weight already see action
Of key trucking interests on the table heading into the conference committee are potential inclusions of size and weight changes and, perhaps more pressing for owner-operators, fixing language in the bill that could potentially create havoc for about 450,000 carriers, many of them small fleets and owner-operators.
November 12, 2015
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