How will the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009 (H.R. 1799) affect the environment?
Vehicle weight limit reform will benefit the environment by requiring fewer trucks to ship America’s growing freight – saving fuel and reducing green house emissions. The San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, responsible for air quality management in California’s largest agricultural production region, supports increasing the federal vehicle weight limit for its positive environmental and economic impact. The following studies also confirm the environmental, energy and climate-related benefits of increasing the federal weight limit.
