01.13.2008
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| Officials mum on overweight truck violations
Officials mum on overweight truck violations 1/13/08 Ocala.com, FL Quote:
OCALA - A third of big rig trucks on Florida's highways are operating illegally overweight. But despite that, Florida lawmakers behave like the three monkeys of a Japanese myth: They see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
In fact, many of them, including several who represent Marion County residents, won't speak at all about the issue.
After the Star-Banner published a two-day report last October detailing how many trucking companies routinely violate state and federal laws restricting how much weight their trucks may carry, the newspaper sought responses from lawmakers, including the chairmen of the House and Senate committees that oversee transportation issues.
The newspaper asked the legislators if they intended to do anything about the problem. The short answer - at least from those who responded - is not much.
Despite repeated requests, representatives Larry Cretul, R-Ocala; Charles Chestnut, D-Gainesville; Hugh Gibson, R-The Villages; and state senators Charlie Dean, R-Inverness; Evelyn Lynn, R-Ormond Beach; and Steve Oelrich, R-Gainesville, all of whom represent at least a portion of Marion County, would not discuss the issue of overweight trucks with the Star-Banner.
Highway safety advocates say it's an important issue. That's because studies and transportation experts charged with enforcing weight limit laws estimate that as many as 30 percent of tractor-trailers and dump trucks on Florida's roads are breaking weight laws in order to boost profits.
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