Transportation Archives - Americans for Modern Transportation

AMT Sends Letter to DOT to Support Twin 33s as Administration Considers Infrastructure Investments

Today, twenty member companies and organizations of Americans for Modern Transportation (AMT), sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) urging it to consider increasing the national twin trailer standard from 28 feet to 33 feet as part of any infrastructure policy recommendations that are put forward by the Administration. The letter was…

ALEC Passes Resolution “Urging Congress to Support Allowing Twin 33-Foot Trailers on American Highways”

Recently, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) passed a resolution in support of allowing twin 33-foot trailers on highways, stating: “…there is a need to modernize regulations in trucking that will advance America’s transportation system, improve roadway conditions and improve the reliability and efficiency of deliveries in interstate commerce, ultimately growing the economy…” “ALEC urges…