ARA Signed a Letter to the House of Representatives for Support of T-HUD Weight Provisions

ARA signed a letter to Speaker Boehner and Minority Leader Pelosi of the House of Representatives urging for Congress to support the targeted truck weight provisions of the Fiscal year 2015 transportation-Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Appropriations Act.

If our manufacturing, distribution, agriculture, construction, and forestry industries are to prosper in today’s global economy, it is essential that we are allowed to compete on a level playing field. Section 125 allows specific states to pursue limited, targeted provisions designed to allow trucks that are already in use in those states to remain on Interstates, rather than having to navigate intersections, pedestrians, railroad tracks, and school zones on local or county roads.

READ MORE