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Maximize Container Load in TX--HB 1882
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.
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Subject: Support CSHB 1882
Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,
CSHB 1882 will help the Texas plastics industry stay competitive. I urge you to support this important legislation. It would help lower transportation costs, reduce the number of trucks on the road, provide greater highway safety and help with air quality emissions problems. The intent of the measure is to allow truck load weights to increase to 90,000 lbs if tridem axle trailers are used to transport the container. Presently, containers bound for the export market are short filled by about 20 percent.
The best way to avoid accidents involving big trucks, is to reduce exposure to big trucks. CSHB 1882 will reduce the number of trucks running on our roads, because fewer hauls will be needed to meet production demand by allowing producers to maximize the container load.
The proposed legislation, if enacted and implemented, will finally remove the huge disadvantages being dealt Texas companies when trading in the world market. Please support increased economic development by supporting CSHB 1882.
Sincerely,
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March 16, 2005
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The maximize container load issue could reduce the number of trucks used to haul plastics resins to the ports/inter-modal rail yards by almost 20 percent. Not only would this reduction help Texas producers become more competitive, it would also help with traffic congestion and compliance Clear Air Act requirements. We propose that trucks hauling export bound cargo shipping containers be permitted an overweight wavier permit up to 90,000 pounds if tridem trailers are used.
· Texas is the largest producer and exporter of plastics resins. The commodity resin market averages 75 billion pounds annually with 8 to 16 percent of this production being exported depending on world economic conditions.
· Under present law, truck payloads are limited to 47,000 pounds, which short fills the shipping container. The proposed wavier permit would allow payloads to increase to 57,000 pounds, which would maximize the container load.
· Using the 8 to 16 percent export market range, the number of truck hauls needed would be reduced 4,700 to 7,100 trips per year or 70 to 100 loads per facility per year.
· The reduction in the number of containers needed for exporting resins would provide a savings of roughly $18,000,000 to $28,000,000 in shipping costs for the plastics industry ($2,000/container).
· There are about 75 resin producers and resin packagers that export plastic resins located in Harris, Galveston, Chambers, Liberty, and Brazoria counties.
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