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Overweight Truckers * USA - New Hampshire also fines less than other New England states
New Hampshire officials say the state’s low fines for overweight trucks do little to curtail heavy loads, which cause long-term damage to bridges and highwaysConcord,NH,USA -The Trucker -17 Aug 2007: -- ... New Hampshire also fines overweight truckers less than other New England states, they say. The state’s fine for exceeding the weight limit — no matter by how much — is $100 plus a $20 court fee... A truck with five or more axles operating on a state interstate highway can weigh as much as 80,000 pounds, or 99,000 pounds if the state certifies it for extra weight... Raymond Cook, a civil engineering professor at the University of New Hampshire, said overloaded trucks cause fatigue cracking on bridges. Fatigue cracking is one suspected factor in the Minneapolis bridge collapse. Cook said it is a fancy name for repeated cycles of high stress — much like paper clips can snap if bent repeatedly... (Photo by Jim Mone/AP - Unidentified people gather on the 10th Avenue bridge which is closed to the public as they overlook the Interstate 35W bridge collapse into the Mississippi River Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007 in Minneapolis)
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