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Big rigs won't be getting any bigger -- for a while

By Greg Clary, CNN
updated 9:58 PM EST, Thu February 2, 2012
A House committee vote Thursday means the size of tractor-trailers won't change for awhile.
A House committee vote Thursday means the size of tractor-trailers won't change for awhile.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • An amendment keeps tractor-trailer sizes and weights at current levels for now
  • A three-year study will look at potential costs of allowing longer, heavier trucks
  • "The cost of fixing ... roads is in the hands of local taxpayers," says one congressman