By
Team Writer
/ February 14, 2017
FedEx has joined a new group, Americans for Modern Transportation, that’s promoting the idea. It’s composed of other LTL carriers, including UPS, plus shippers and retail companies, like Amazon. A predecessor organization, the Coalition for Efficient and Responsible Transportation, seems to have gone dormant since the twin-33s idea was shot down.
Key Takeaways:
- Do you think the push for twin 33-foot trailers is dead? It was two years ago, when the idea was squelched by members of Congress on safety grounds.
- But it’s been revived by some of the same interests that backed it then, primarily less-than-truckload carriers and shippers who argue that twin 33s would boost productivity over the current double 28-foot pups.
- Revival might be riding on enthusiasm over President Trump’s pro-business beliefs and his promise to improve America’s infrastructure.
“Do you think the push for twin 33-foot trailers is dead? It was two years ago, when the idea was squelched by members of Congress on safety grounds. Revival might be riding on enthusiasm over President Trump’s pro-business beliefs and his promise to improve America’s infrastructure.”