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Truck Limits an Economic Issue in Illinois

Transportation is key to economic growth, especially here in Illinois where we are a major shipping center for the nation, but truck length regulations, which vary within the state, tend to inhibit the ability to efficiently move goods.

 

For example, on major highways trucks are allowed to observe nation standard for truck length, but get off the state roads and interstate highways to length limit drops to 55 feet. Don Shaeffer of the Midwest Truckers Assoc explains the problem.

 

 

For farmers, most livestock and grain trailer are designed to national standards… meaning the exceed the 55 foot limit. Shaeffer says it will take a legislative change in Springfield to make all areas of the state accessible to legal length trucks.

 

 

Trucks often have to stop, and switch loads from longer trucks to shorter legal trucks to gain access to off highway businesses, raising the cost of shipping and delaying delivery. 

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