On the recordApril 1, 2004
Mr. Chairman, Congress, some years ago, granted New Hampshire limited exemptions from the Federal truck size and weight limits. We required that the State complete the study of the impacts upon the State's infrastructure, and even allocated $250,000 to undertake the study. The State has not completed its study. DOT, U.S. Federal DOT says that 80,000-pound six-axle trucks pay only 90 percent of their infrastructure damage through fuel taxes. Six-axle trucks operating 100,000 pounds pay only 40 percent of their costs. These trucks have a huge adverse impact on our highways and bridges, especially our bridge infrastructure. I will return to that subject later.
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