STATEMENTS, LETTERS, AND ADDITIONAL DATA Agway Inc., letter of George Kisel, to Senator Randolph.. Alaska Carriers Association, Inc., letter of Edward R. Sanders, managing Letter of John de Lorenzi, dated February 27, 1968, to Senator Letter of John de Lorenzi, dated March 1, 1968, to Senator Baker.. American Paper Institute, Inc., submitted statement. American Petroleum Institute, letter of Frank N. Ikard, to Senator American Pulpwood Association, submitted statement.. American Seating Co., submitted report entitled, "Some Considerations Page 311 11 256 257 257 297 287 297 287 180 American Trucking Associations, Inc., supplemental statements. Association of American Railroads, submitted statement_ Atlanta Cement Co., Inc., letter of George R. French, Jr., general manager, Aungst Fuels, letter of H. W. Aungst, to Senator Randolph_ Baltimore Paint & Chemical Corp., letter of Vincent McK. Marsh, to Barron, Lloyd F., Idaho State senator, letter with enclosures to Senator Bible, Allan, a U.S. Senator from the State of Nevada, statement..... C. & C. Construction Co., telegram of B. J. Jesse, to Senator Randolph._ 307 307 309 309 Motor Transport Association of Connecticut, Inc., letter of John E. Commerce Committee (Senate), letter of Chairman Magnuson to Chairman Randolph, Public Works Committee. Colorado Cattlemen's Association, letter of Davis G. Rice, Jr., to Senator 309 309 287 Connecticut State Highway Department, letter of Howard S. Ives, high- Continental Belton Co., letter of Glen H. Jones, to Senator Randolph.- National LP-Gas Association, statement. J. W. Mortell Co., letter of J. H. Goss, to Senator Randolph _ Martin Marietta Corp., letter of S. T. Kelsey, Jr., to Senator Randolph.. Jacobsen Manufacturing Co., letter of Philip Pierangell, to the committee.. Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings, statement_. Hugh Pfaff Poultry Co. Inc., letter of Billy S. Edwards, to Senator Randolph. Helland, Henry C., director of highways, Utah State Department of Georgia-Pacific Corp., statement of Thomas F. Mitchell.. 259 312 208 10 313 313 316 316 316 317 317 318 317 321 322 National Wire of Georgia, Inc., letter of W. R. Brown, to Senator Ran- Nevada Mining Association, Inc., letter of Paul Gemmill, to Senator Nordix Corp., letter of M. E. Gruettemeyer, to Senator Randolph.. Ore-Ida Foods, Inc., letter of Dwaine E. Griffith, to Senator Randolph... Pugh, Norman H., letter to Senator Randolph.. Quaker Oil Corp., letter of Sidney A. Rennard, to Senator Randolph.. Page 323 324 324 324 325 325 326 326 326 327 327 327 327 328 200 (fold-in facing p. 238 State legal maximum dimensions and weights of motor vehicles compared Summary of maximum widths of transit motorbuses permitted under 242 Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce, Sunnyside, Wash., letter of Paul Berglund, to Senator Jackson_. 328 Trane Co., letter of Leslie W. McClure, to Senator Randolph.. Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association, letter of Charles J. Calvin, to Senator Randolph-- 329 Universal Manufacturing Corp., letter of J. Barbagallo, to Senator Utah Motor Transport Association, letter of Darrel Welling, to Senator 329 330 332 333 Speech by Senator Anthony Yturri at the Western Interstate Committee on Highway Policy Problems, Boise, Idaho- Reprint of report entitled "Transportation in the Western Livestock Vermont Department of Highways, letter of L. S. Larsen, commissioner, to Vermont Transit Co., Inc., letter of R. F. Thompson, to Senator Prouty- Wasatch Chemical Co., letter of Merwyn D. Riddle, to Senator Randolph. Application of bridge formula or table in determination of gross vehicle Excerpt from the summary of the 1964 annual meeting, Cheyenne, Wyo. Reprint of report entitled "Transportation in the Western Forest 85 White Motor Corp., telegram of H. J. Nave, to Senator Young- 334 335 Wyoming Highway Users Conference, letter of Dean T. Prosser, Jr., to Wisconsin Private Truck Operators Association, Inc., letter of Dean T. 335 335 Yturri, Anthony, speech entitled "Utilization of Our Highway Investment, 40 VEHICLE SIZES AND WEIGHTS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1968 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON ROADS OF THE The subcommittee met at 9:30 a.m., pursuant to call, in room 4200, Senate Office Building, Senator Jennings Randolph (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Senators Randolph, Gruening, Spong, Cooper, and Baker. Also present: M. Barry Meyer, counsel; Bailey Guard, assistant chief clerk (minority); and Martin Baker, staff assistant. The CHAIRMAN. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. We begin our hearings this morning based on legislation pending in the Senate and which has been referred to the Committee on Public Works and particularly for the purpose of listening to witnesses on this subject before the Subcommittee on Roads. This measure, S. 2658, was presented by the distinguished chairman of the Commerce Committee of the Senate and he was joined in its introduction by 21 colleagues in our body. I now place into the record a copy of S. 2658 along with the views of the Bureau of the Budget and the Department of Transportation. (1) 90TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 2658 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES NOVEMBER 15, 1967 Mr. MAGNUSON (for himself, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. BENNETT, Mr. BIBLE, Mr. CANNON, Mr. CHURCH, Mr. DOMINICK, Mr. FANNIN, Mr. FONG, Mr. GRUENING, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. HATFIELD, Mr. HAYDEN, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. JORDAN of Idaho, Mr. KUCHEL, Mr. McGEE, Mr. MONTOYA, Mr. MORSE, Mr. Moss, and Mr. MURPHY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Works A BILL To amend section 127 of title 23 of the United States Code relating to vehicle weight and width limitations on the Interstate System, in order to make certain increases in such limitations. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That, effective for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1967, 4 section 127 of title 23 of the United States Code is amended 5 to read as follows: VII-O |