<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Jay!<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Using a US highway for transportation? That's just crazy talk! </div><div><br></div><div>Wayne</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Sep 6, 2011, at 8:29 AM, Jay Borden wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">There must be SOME process that can be followed, since Exxon isn’t the only one that’s doing it..<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Remember this post from a bit ago?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">These megaloads are multiplying like bunny rabbits. . . . and it looks like it's not just "big oil" anymore. See what happens. . . . you give 'em an inch and the next thing you know. . . .</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><br> <br><strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">Well, we saw it coming, didn't we?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "> </span></b><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">BOISE – A transport company will ship two over-legal loads eastbound on U.S. 12 for Weyerhaeuser next week, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">Nickel Bros will haul equipment from the Port of Wilma in Clarkston, Washington, to a Weyerhaeuser pulp mill in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. The equipment is for a high-efficiency evaporator plant that is designed to reduce greenhouse gases and generate electricity from steam.<br>The first load will enter on Idaho 128 from the Port of Wilma at about 5:30 a.m. on Monday, August 29, connect with U.S. 12 and continue eastbound to Montana. The load is 17.7 feet high, 14 feet wide and 118 feet long, and weighs 200,478 pounds.<br>Traffic delays are not anticipated, and the shipment will travel during daylight hours. It is scheduled to take one day to travel from the Port of Wilma to the Idaho/Montana state line. The transport will be accompanied by two pilot vehicles in the front of the shipment and one behind it.<br>The second shipment is scheduled to arrive in Idaho north of Lewiston on Tuesday, August 30, shortly after 3 a.m. It also will enter on Idaho 128 from Washington, connect with U.S. 12 and continue to the Idaho-Montana state line.<br>The second load is 19 feet high, 14.6 feet wide and 234 feet long, and weighs 433,282 pounds. Because of its length, there may be traffic delays while the shipment navigates corners on the highway. Delays will be limited to 15 minutes or less. It also is scheduled to take one day to travel to the Idaho/Montana state line.<br> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "> <br> <br><strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">Ellen A. Roskovich</span></strong><br> <br><strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">P.S. We all might need a midnight snack and The Pie Hole has some pretty good pizza by the slice. : )</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Jay</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</a> [<a href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Donovan Arnold<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, September 05, 2011 10:34 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Paul Rumelhart<br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Moscow Vision 2020<br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Vision2020] who pays for Megaload cops?<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; ">Paul,<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; ">I don't think so as I read the Federal law. They exceed the max requirements and don't meet Federal Law for a permit. These mega loads could be broken into smaller parts. There are other ways they could ship it that are cheaper and safer than shipping up norther Idaho.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "> (<a href="http://wwwcf.fhwa.dot.gov/exit.cfm?link=http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=10c0733aa98819b3029373fbece87567;rgn=div5;view=text;node=23%3A1.0.1.7.33;idno=23;cc=ecfr" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204); ">23<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="mark">CFR</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>§ 657.15(f)(3)(ii)</span></a>).<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; ">"The following are the Federally mandated maximum weights for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and reasonable access thereto:<br>1) 80,000 pounds gross vehicle weight<br>2) 20,000 pound single axle weight<a name="p2a" id="p2a"></a><a href="http://us.mg1.mail.yahoo.com/neo/#p2" title="Note 1" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204); ">*</span></a><br>3) 34,000 pound tandem axle weight<a name="p3a" id="p3a"></a><a href="http://us.mg1.mail.yahoo.com/neo/#p3" title="Note 2" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204); ">**</span></a><br>4) Bridge Formula<a name="f4a" id="f4a"></a><a href="http://us.mg1.mail.yahoo.com/neo/#f4" title="Note 3" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204); ">***</span></a>"<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; ">Federal Law regarding state rights to issue special permits for load variance of according 23<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="mark">CFR</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Part 658.17 is;<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><h3 style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; right: auto; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="color: black; ">"<span class="mark">Nondivisible</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Loads:<o:p></o:p></span></h3><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; ">Permits may be issued by the States without regard to the axle, gross, or Federal bridge formula requirements<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="mark">nondivisible</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>vehicles or loads</b>.<span class="mark"><b><u>Nondivisible</u></b></span><b><u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is defined as any load or vehicle exceeding applicable length or weight limits which, if separated into smaller loads or vehicles, would:</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><ol start="1" type="i" style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; right: auto; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Compromise the intended use of the vehicle, i.e., make it unable to perform the function for which it was intended;<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; right: auto; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Destroy the value of the load or vehicle, i.e., make it unusable for its intended purpose; or<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; right: auto; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Require more than 8 work hours to dismantle using appropriate equipment. The applicant for a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="mark">nondivisible</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>load permit has the burden of proof as to the number of work hours required to dismantle the load."<o:p></o:p></li></ol><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; ">Which of these does Exxon claim to get a permit that is also true?<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; ">Donovan Arnold<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div></div></div>=======================================================<br>List services made available by First Step Internet,<br>serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<br> <a href="http://www.fsr.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.fsr.net</a><br> <a href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>=======================================================</div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>