Discussion · Private Members' Business
Tim Watchorn Liberal
“New scales on trucks helped businesses carry more gravel while protecting roads from overweight trucks. How will this bill improve productivity and protect our infrastructure?”
“Mr. Speaker, I am a civil engineer, not a chemical engineer, but over the last 20 years, we went through a revolution in scales on trucks. There are now on-board scales for trucks and loaders, as opposed to fixed scales, which we had before. This accomplished two things: one, productivity was raised because we were able to maximize the amount of gravel we can get into a truck; and two, our roads were protected from overloaded trucks. I would like to know from our colleague how the bill would better productivity and protect our infrastructure.”
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Mr. Speaker, I am a civil engineer, not a chemical engineer, but over the last 20 years, we went through a revolution in scales on trucks. There are now on-board scales for trucks and loaders, as opposed to fixed scales, which we had before. This accomplished two things: one, productivity was raised because we were able to maximize the amount of gravel we can get into a truck; and two, our roads were protected from overloaded trucks. I would like to know from our colleague how the bill would better productivity and protect our infrastructure.