Crawdaddy: Wicker-Feinstein amendment would require safety study of longer trucks

A move that could force bigger big rigs on Mississippi highways hit a roadblock in the Senate today.

Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., introduced an amendment to the Drive Act, the highway funding bill, to require the Department of Transportation to complete a comprehensive safety study before longer trucks are permitted on highways, according to a release from Wicker's office.

The amendment would also require the agency to conduct a formal rulemaking process with public notice and comment period.

Those opposed to twin 33-foot trailers include Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, AAA, the Teamsters Union, several state trucking associations, the National Troopers Coalition, and other law enforcement associations throughout the country.

This story was originally published July 23, 2015 at 3:00 PM with the headline "Crawdaddy: Wicker-Feinstein amendment would require safety study of longer trucks."