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 States restrict truck traffic
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TRUCKS ON THE ROAD
Trucks on the highways (in millions)
1998: 2.3
2007: 2.9
Source: American Trucking Associations
Fatalities from accidents involving large trucks (as a percentage of all crash fatalities)
1998: 13%
2005: 12%
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
By Frank Pompa, USA TODAY
By Larry Copeland, USA TODAY
A move is on across the USA to unsnarl interstate highways where escalating truck traffic is adding to congestion and rattling drivers of passenger cars.
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