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vel0city
73 days ago
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 set the gross vehicle weight limit for trucks at 73,280lbs. I imagine trucks of the day probably at least came close to that limit?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_trucking_indust...
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_heimdall
72 days ago
That was likely targeting tractor trailers of the era though, not box trucks.
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