A SAMPLING OF YOUR RESPONSES:
The coal industry is unregulated and out of control. Something needs to be done about this very serious situation. Our politicians need to look beyond money and see the lives lost because of overloaded, speeding, poorly maintained coal trucks.
Chris, Charleston
They go by us every day them speed have no respect for other people. It is already dangerous enough with out adding more coal then there is no way they can stop the trucks they can`t control them with the way they are now they sure could't then.
Pat Paynter, Cyclone RT 10
I think that if they raise the weight limit the coal companies will just cut the cost per ton to haul it. What I would to see is the trucks stop speeding and tail gating.
Charles Williams, Summersville
Of course not. Why should we reward them for years of law-breaking? Why should the already overburdened tax-payer pay to repair the roads that the small number of trucks will damage. They employee a tiny percentage of the population yet everyone would have the burden of paying for them. They can change the laws governing the weights, but they CANT change the laws of physics.
Andrea Sharps, Smithville, wv
I'm a truck driver my self and I know what 80,000p fills like on a truck and it's hard too stop.
Michael S Grubb, Dunbar
Yes I do and I hav 2 reasons for that. 1, other states have weight limits higher than ours and 2, most coal truck drivers can't make a living by just driving a coal truck with that low of a weight limit. 1 other thing, I don't mean to offend anyone, but coal trucks are born heavy and crashes are most likely gonna be severe, if the weight limit is or isn't raised.
Robert Staggers, Seng Creek
Factual evidence clearly shows that coal trucks are designed and certified to saefly haul +135,000 lbs. Our coal industry has been weakened by many devastating influences and deserves a more stable and consistent business climate. The state has
Randy McMillion, Pinch, WV
Yes the weight should be raised, but the laws that already are on the books should be enforced, such as speed limits, drug testing, and hours log behind the wheel.
Bob Graham, Logan
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