Before heading out the door on June 26 for an 11-day Congressional recess, the Republican majority in the Senate flexed its political muscle to move forward an array of legislative efforts widely favored if not outright lobbied for by trucking stakeholders. For starters, the Senate Committee on Appropriations voted to follow suit with the House and put into their $55.65-billion version of the T-HUD funding bill a measure that would allow the nationwide operation of twin 33-foot long trailers on highways.
