Would increasing the interstate weight limit will mean more trucks on the road?
Opponents of H.R. 1799 like to say that truck traffic in this country skyrocketed after the last weight increase in the 1980s, as if the weight increase were responsible. Economic growth drove the increase, and if we want a growing economy, we should continue to plan for increased trucking demand in the years ahead. (The U.S. DOT estimates that freight hauled by trucks in the U.S.
