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HERE COME THE BIG TRUCKS

Amy Stewart Nunn

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The Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 forces all states to allow bigger, heavier trucks on a 181,000-mile network of highways designated by the Federal Highway Administration. The deadline for states to implement the new rules was April 1983. The trucking provisions of the act set off an outcry in some states. The ongoing debate involves issues of politics, economics and highway safety. This article discusses some of these issues.

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The Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 forces all states to allow bigger, heavier trucks on a 181,000-mile network of highways designated by the Federal Highway Administration. The deadline for states to implement the new rules was April 1983. The trucking provisions of the act set off an outcry in some states. The ongoing debate involves issues of politics, economics and highway safety. This article discusses some of these issues.

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The Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 forces all states to allow bigger, heavier trucks on a 181,000-mile network of highways designated by the Federal Highway Administration. The deadline for states to implement the new rules was April 1983. The trucking provisions of the act set off an outcry in some states. The ongoing debate involves issues of politics, economics and highway safety. This article discusses some of these issues.

Key concepts: Truck, Administration (probate law), Mile, Transport engineering, Business, Public administration, Politics, Engineering

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