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Show Triple Trailer Plan Given Tentative OK The State Road Commission Commis-sion today approved, in principle, prin-ciple, a proposal to allow triple trailer truck units on some sections of Utah highways. high-ways. The units will be allowed on a trial basis for one year to determine their effectiveness effective-ness and safety record. Highway Department officials of-ficials will develop a set of regulations governing equipment equip-ment standards, maintenance mainten-ance and driver qualifications, qualifica-tions, i The Road Commission will consider these regulations at their January 11th meeting meet-ing in Salt Lake City. If the regulations are approved, ap-proved, there will be a thirty day period in which interested interest-ed parties may comment on the proposal. At the end of this period a finalised set of regulations will be approved and placed into effect. The triple trailer units will be restricted to sections sec-tions of multilane divided highway which would include 1-15 from north Weber to south Utah County and from Para wan to the Arizona line and 1-80 from Salt Lake City to Wendover. Operation of the triple trailer units will probably not be allowed to begin until spring and the units will probably be restricted from highways during peak traffic periods. |