greg334
Veteran Expediter
I read the story on EO front page -
Officials say overweight trucks putting strain on highway system By The AP and got to say maybe it is time we really look at lowering the weight that trucks can haul.
But before you all yell at me, understand that in my state we allow 164,000 lb trucks on the road. A state where the roads are not design or built for anything more than 60,000 lbs (thanks MDOT). The bridges in the state may be design to hold 100K but the time it takes to get one repaired is sad. A state where pots holes the size of basket balls are common place in some areas and the normal life expectancy of a section of road is less than 5 years (before any cracks and holes appear).
Now take the I35W bridge, many say it was the weight that was the real issue for the collapse, nothing else.
And finally I would venture to guess that if we go back to reasonable weight limits, we will see an increase in trucks on the road which means more jobs for people.
If nothing else, I am just trying to kill time today.
Officials say overweight trucks putting strain on highway system By The AP and got to say maybe it is time we really look at lowering the weight that trucks can haul.
But before you all yell at me, understand that in my state we allow 164,000 lb trucks on the road. A state where the roads are not design or built for anything more than 60,000 lbs (thanks MDOT). The bridges in the state may be design to hold 100K but the time it takes to get one repaired is sad. A state where pots holes the size of basket balls are common place in some areas and the normal life expectancy of a section of road is less than 5 years (before any cracks and holes appear).
Now take the I35W bridge, many say it was the weight that was the real issue for the collapse, nothing else.
And finally I would venture to guess that if we go back to reasonable weight limits, we will see an increase in trucks on the road which means more jobs for people.
If nothing else, I am just trying to kill time today.
