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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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