Hardwood Floors June/July 2025

By Dana Lee Cole

would allow trucks traveling at the maximum gross vehicle weight on state roads to access that state’s portion of the interstate for short distances. Georgia is not the only state that allows heavier rigs on its state controlled highways. Several states have an 80,000-pound weight restriction but allow “tolerances” to exceed that weight for trucks carrying agricultural commodities, including timber. The other bill is titled the FRESH Act or Freight Restriction Elimination for Safer Hauling Act of 2025 and is sponsored by Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA). The bill would simply allow trucks hauling “perishable commodities” to access the interstate highway system at weights in excess of 80,000 pounds. The term “covered commodity” includes raw logs and forest products, pulp wood, chips, and biomass. • Pristine, Natural Look • Smooth Application • Uniform, Even Sheen Every Time cross-grain—IdroClear delivers a consistent, crystal-clear finish with an elegant sheen, even on challenging layouts. Beautifully Easy 1k Waterborne Finish Glitsa is proud to introduce IdroClear, our latest single-component waterborne finish built for the demands of professional flooring contractors. With outstanding open time and smooth flow—even when applied Idro Clear™

The Hardwood Federation has been advocating on behalf of our industry for many years for enactment of reasonable gross vehicle weight reform on our nation’s highways. The arbitrary 80,000-pound weight limit for five axle rigs forces trucks to take less-safe roads to their ultimate destination. For example, a logging truck in Georgia weighing 84,000 pounds may travel legally all day every day on state roads but is forbidden from accessing the interstate highway system. This means that this truck must travel on narrower two-lane roads traversing small towns, cross walks, and railroad crossings when a more direct route may be available on the interstate. Thankfully, two Hardwood Federation-supported measures to address this problem have been introduced this Congress. One is the Safe Routes Act (H.R. 2166). Rep. Tony Wied (R-WI) reintroduced this bill, which

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