By Roger King Staff Reporter T rucking interests in the 16 triples states are mobilizing to urge Sen. Harry Reid not to introduce a measure on the Senate floor banning triple-trailer trucks. During a Sept. 16 press conference, the Nevada Republican threatened to attach a triples ban to the Senate's highway bill.
Triples operate in Nevada under state law.
Triples should be eliminated. I know this from personal experience. He was joined by Sens. The four men voiced opposition to either expansion of routes open to triples or any increase in truck size and weight. John Collins, senior vice president of government affairs for American Trucking Associations, said a ban on triples is part and parcel of an attack on all trucks.