Letter: Heavy truck traffic doesn’t pay its own way

One of the impacts of the proposed Utah inland port that has not received adequate attention is the road and bridge damage caused by heavy trucks.It has been known for decades that highway damage grows exponentially with increased vehicle weight. A 1979 study by the U.S. General Accounting Office reported, “a tractor-trailer has the same impact on an interstate highway as at least 9,600 automobiles.” Doing the math, this translates to heavy trucks causing more than 99% of vehicle-cau