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HB 1882 will help make the Texas plastics industry more competitive.  The bill would allow trucks hauling  cargo-shipping containers to be granted an overweight wavier permit up to 90,000 pounds if they use a three axel trailer.  Resin manufacturers and packagers could load approximately 20 percent more product into the ocean-bound containers. Presently, manufacturers and packagers are forced into unnecessary costs by short-filling such containers due to truck weight limitations.  If passed, the legislation could reduce the number of trucks used to haul plastics resins to the ports/inter-modal rail yard, help reduce traffic congestion, and improve compliance with the Clear Air Act requirements.