Don Meacham said the math is simple when it comes to increasing truck weight limits and the benefit that will have for shippers. While it would require adding what he calls a "pup" to the back of the trailer his operation typically hauls, the purchase or lease of that equipment is essentially the only cost increase involved. Read more on increasing weight limits from this Spudman article.
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