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Overweight Fees * USA - A revenue grab in Houston, truckers say
Trucking company representatives and owner-operators are planning to speak out against a proposed ordinance in Houston to require overweight or oversized trucks to pay for city permits in addition to existing state fees
Houston,TX,USA -Land Line Magazine, by David Tanner -20 July 2007: -- ... The Houston City Council is scheduled to vote on the ordinance during a meeting Aug. 1. The council will not be in session Wednesday, July 25, as previously reported... The Texas Motor Truck Association is rounding up comments from its member motor carriers to present during a public comment session beginning at 9 a.m., July 31, at Houston City Hall... The ordinance, if passed, would require a city permit for trucks larger than 65 feet long, 14 feet high and 102 inches wide, including the load, or those with more weight than the axle formula allows in interstate hauling... OOIDA member Danny Schnautz of Pasadena, TX, said the city ordinance is nothing more than a revenue grab at the expense of truck drivers...
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