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Committee introduces bill to require tarps on sand-and-gravel loads after members cite windshield damage
Summary
Representative Clay Handy presented RS31908 to require covering loose loads of sand and gravel, citing increased highway traffic and damage to following vehicles. The committee voted to introduce the measure after questions about costs, enforcement and exemptions.
Representative Clay Handy introduced RS31908, a proposal to require tarps or other covering on trucks hauling sand, gravel and similar loose materials, saying increased traffic has left following motorists with “sandblasted” windshields and damaged glass.
The bill would tighten an earlier exemption that allowed loads kept six inches below sideboards to travel uncovered. Handy told the panel that modern heavy-haul configurations and fuller loading were increasing the amount of material leaving trucks and striking vehicles behind them. He said the trucking industry is promoting the measure but carving out exemptions for agencies that move…
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