The dairy industry commended US Rep. Reid Ribble, R-WI, for introducing the Safe, Flexible and Efficient Trucking Act in the US House of Representatives last week. The new bill would allow states to increase the gross vehicle weight limit on commercial trucks if they are properly equipped with six axles and meet the same safety standards as other trucks currently allowed on interstates.
“IDFA thanks Congressman Ribble for his leadership on an issue that is vitally important to the makers and marketers of dairy products and the many other industries relying on trucks to move goods to market, as to those who share our highways with them,” said Connie Tipton, president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA).