Heavy Trucks in Idaho to Be Allowed to Travel Up to 80 MPH Starting...

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Heavy Trucks in Idaho to Be Allowed to Travel Up to 80 MPH Starting July 1; Trucking Industry Raises 'Grave' Safety Concerns; Over 70% of Truckers Say They Won't Speed Up

BOISE, IDAHO — A new Idaho law taking effect July 1 will eliminate the state's split speed limits for heavy commercial trucks on certain rural interstates, allowing trucks weighing more than 26,000 pounds to legally travel at 80 mph alongside passenger vehicles — a change that lawmakers say will improve traffic flow but that trucking industry leaders say raises serious safety...

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