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News iN brief, Another provision sought by the
Continued from page 13 trucking industry and shippers that
would have allowed triple-trailer trucks
No MorE wEIgHT, plEaSE weighing as much as 126,000 pounds
The Republican controlled House on federal highways was also eliminated
Transportation and Infrastructure from the bill during the committee’s
Committee defeated a measure that mark-up session.
would have given states the ability to
increase the maximum truck size and growTH TrEND wIll coNTINUE
weight limit from 80,000 to 97,000 Freight demand should continue to
pounds. That proposal was defeated by a grow through 2012, according to FTR
vote of 33 to 21. Associates, an economic and transpor-
tation management consulting firm.
“Demand for truck transport continues
to grow at rates outstripping the growth
in GDP,” said Larry Gross, senior con-
sultant for FTR.
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“We believe this growth trend will
continue, barring an exterior shock to
the economy such as an uncontained
European default situation or a dis-
ruption emanating from the Mideast.
Growth should be sufficient to keep the
balance firmly in favor of trucking car-
riers throughout the year.”

glUT of TraNSporT SHIpS
Unlike the trucking industry
which has finally balanced the number
of trucks to the amount of freight to be
hauled, the world’s ship builders find
themselves with a glut of boats. There
are way too many freight ships around
the world, a surplus that is driving
down rates by as much as 50 percent
in some markets, but welcome news to
trucking companies that are increas-
ingly engaged in intermodal freight
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